Paying taxes: Time in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Time was 270 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Afghanistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Afghanistan is 270 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Afghanistan peaked at 275 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 270 hours per year, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 45th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 275 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 275 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 270 hours per year | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 270 hours per year | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 270 hours per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 270 hours per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 275 hours per year | 275 hours per year | 275 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 274 hours per year | 270 hours per year | 275 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Afghanistan?
- Paying taxes: time in Afghanistan was 270 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 275 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 270 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: time?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.