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

East Timor: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 71.41 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
71.41
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
83.46
in 2010
All-time low
8.66
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 8.72006: 8.72007: 8.72008: 8.72009: 74.22010: 83.52011: 83.52012: 83.52013: 83.52014: 83.52015: 83.52016: 83.52017: 83.52018: 83.52019: 71.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 71.41 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in East Timor peaked at 83.46 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.66, in 2005.

That places East Timor 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in East Timor, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 8.66 —
2006 8.66 +0.0%
2007 8.66 +0.0%
2008 8.66 +0.0%
2009 74.19 +757.1%
2010 83.46 +12.5%
2011 83.46 +0.0%
2012 83.46 +0.0%
2013 83.46 +0.0%
2014 83.46 +0.0%
2015 83.46 +0.0%
2016 83.46 +0.0%
2017 83.46 +0.0%
2018 83.46 +0.0%
2019 71.41 -14.4%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 71.41 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 71.41 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 88% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.76 8.66 74.19 5
2010s 82.26 71.41 83.46 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 121 Czechia 72.02 compare
  2. 122 Burundi 71.72 compare
  3. 123 Slovenia 71.56 compare
  4. 124 Israel 71.41 compare
  5. 126 Italy 70.79 compare
  6. 127 Mexico 70.4 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 East Timor?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in East Timor was 71.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 83.46 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 8.66 in 2005.
How does East Timor rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
East Timor ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor 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
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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.