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
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in United Kingdom, 2005–2019
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 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 92.12 | — |
| 2006 | 92.12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.12 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.34 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.95 | -1.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 89.95 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 89.95 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.96 | 91.34 | 92.12 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.21 | 89.95 | 91.34 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 25 Australia 91.34 compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.88 compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 90.57 compare
- 29 Dominica 89.49 compare
- 30 Netherlands 89.18 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 89.18 compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
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 28th out of 191 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
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.