Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Tanzania

Tanzania: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 75.58 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
75.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
80.99
in 2005
All-time low
75.58
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Tanzania, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 812006: 812007: 812008: 812009: 812010: 812011: 812012: 812013: 792014: 79.62015: 79.32016: 77.42017: 75.62018: 75.62019: 75.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 75.58 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Tanzania peaked at 80.99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 75.58, in 2017.

That places Tanzania 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Tanzania, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 80.99 —
2006 80.99 +0.0%
2007 80.99 +0.0%
2008 80.99 +0.0%
2009 80.99 +0.0%
2010 80.99 +0.0%
2011 80.99 +0.0%
2012 80.99 +0.0%
2013 78.98 -2.5%
2014 79.6 +0.8%
2015 79.29 -0.4%
2016 77.43 -2.3%
2017 75.58 -2.4%
2018 75.58 +0.0%
2019 75.58 +0.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 75.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 75.58 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.99 80.99 80.99 5
2010s 78.5 75.58 80.99 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 100 Honduras 76.2 compare
  2. 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.2 compare
  3. 102 Croatia 75.73 compare
  4. 103 Papua New Guinea 75.58 compare
  5. 105 South Africa 75.12 compare
  6. 105 South Sudan 75.12 compare
  7. 105 Trinidad and Tobago 75.12 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Tanzania?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Tanzania was 75.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 80.99 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 75.58 in 2017.
How does Tanzania rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Tanzania ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.