Paying taxes: Time in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Time was 270 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
270 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 190 countries
All-time high
275 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
270 hours per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Afghanistan, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 275 hours per year2006: 275 hours per year2007: 275 hours per year2008: 275 hours per year2009: 275 hours per year2010: 275 hours per year2011: 275 hours per year2012: 275 hours per year2013: 275 hours per year2014: 275 hours per year2015: 275 hours per year2016: 275 hours per year2017: 275 hours per year2018: 270 hours per year2019: 270 hours per year

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 42 Myanmar 282 hours per year compare
  2. 43 Hungary 277 hours per year compare
  3. 44 Mali 276 hours per year compare
  4. 45 Benin 270 hours per year compare
  5. 45 Burkina Faso 270 hours per year compare
  6. 45 Mauritania 270 hours per year compare
  7. 45 Niger 270 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.