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

United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.95 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.95
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
27th
of 188 countries
All-time high
92.12
in 2005
All-time low
89.95
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 92.12006: 92.12007: 92.12008: 92.12009: 91.32010: 91.32011: 91.32012: 91.32013: 91.32014: 91.32015: 91.32016: 91.32017: 91.32018: 91.32019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United Kingdom stood at 89.95. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 92.12 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.95, in 2019.

That places United Kingdom 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.96 91.34 92.12 5
2010s 91.21 89.95 91.34 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 24 Australia 91.34 compare
  2. 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.88 compare
  3. 26 Saint Lucia 90.57 compare
  4. 28 Dominica 89.49 compare
  5. 29 Netherlands 89.18 compare
  6. 29 North Macedonia 89.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United Kingdom?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United Kingdom was 89.95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 92.12 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 89.95 in 2019.
How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 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.