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

Vanuatu: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.03 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.03
in 2005
All-time low
89.03
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 892006: 892007: 892008: 892009: 892010: 892011: 892012: 892013: 892014: 892015: 892016: 892017: 892018: 892019: 89

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 89.03 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Vanuatu peaked at 89.03 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.03, in 2005.

Vanuatu ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Vanuatu, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 89.03 —
2006 89.03 +0.0%
2007 89.03 +0.0%
2008 89.03 +0.0%
2009 89.03 +0.0%
2010 89.03 +0.0%
2011 89.03 +0.0%
2012 89.03 +0.0%
2013 89.03 +0.0%
2014 89.03 +0.0%
2015 89.03 +0.0%
2016 89.03 +0.0%
2017 89.03 +0.0%
2018 89.03 +0.0%
2019 89.03 +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 89.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 89.03 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.03 89.03 89.03 5
2010s 89.03 89.03 89.03 10

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 30 Netherlands 89.18 compare
  2. 30 North Macedonia 89.18 compare
  3. 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
  4. 33 Botswana 89.03 compare
  5. 35 Eswatini 88.72 compare
  6. 35 Sweden 88.72 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 Vanuatu?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Vanuatu was 89.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 89.03 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 89.03 in 2005.
How does Vanuatu rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Vanuatu ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu 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.