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

Vietnam: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 48.22 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
48.22
Change on year
up 57.6%
World rank
171st
of 191 countries
All-time high
48.22
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

010203040502005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 24.12017: 30.62018: 30.62019: 48.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Vietnam stood at 48.22. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.6% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Vietnam peaked at 48.22 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

That places Vietnam 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Vietnam, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 24.11 —
2017 30.6 +26.9%
2018 30.6 +0.0%
2019 48.22 +57.6%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 48.22 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 65% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 48.22 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 0 0 5
2010s 13.35 0 48.22 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 168 Egypt 50.39 compare
  2. 169 Nepal 49.3 compare
  3. 170 Paraguay 49.15 compare
  4. 172 Maldives 47.22 compare
  5. 173 Guinea 45.75 compare
  6. 174 Panama 44.51 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 Vietnam?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Vietnam was 48.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 48.22 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Vietnam rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Vietnam ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Vietnam 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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Indicator
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.