Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 83.15 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Zambia stood at 83.15. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Zambia peaked at 83.15 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.05, in 2015.
That places Zambia 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.29 | 79.29 | 79.29 | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.38 | 78.05 | 83.15 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 56 Saudi Arabia 84.08 compare
- 57 Bahamas 83.62 compare
- 57 Morocco 83.62 compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 83.15 compare
- 61 Russia 83 compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 83 compare
- 61 Togo 83 compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Zambia was 83.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.15 in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.05 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Zambia ranks 59th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.