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 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.29 | — |
| 2006 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.22 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 78.05 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 78.9 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.15 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 83.15 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.15 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 83.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 83.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 62nd out of 191 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.