Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in United States
United States: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 80.53 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in United States, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United States stood at 80.53. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United States peaked at 80.53 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.34, in 2005.
That places United States 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.34 | — |
| 2006 | 57.34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.34 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.67 | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 78.67 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.67 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.67 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.53 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.53 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 80.53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.87 | 57.34 | 78.67 | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.15 | 78.67 | 80.53 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 77 South Korea 80.68 compare
- 77 Malaysia 80.68 compare
- 77 Palestine 80.68 compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 80.22 compare
- 82 Kenya 79.83 compare
- 83 Cape Verde 79.75 compare
- 83 Sudan 79.75 compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United States?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in United States was 80.53 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 80.53 in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.34 in 2005.
- How does United States rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- United States ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.