Paying taxes: Time in Algeria

Algeria: Paying taxes: Time was 265 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
265 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 187 countries
All-time high
451 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
265 hours per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Algeria, 2005–2019

01002003004005002005201220192005: 451 hours per year2006: 451 hours per year2007: 451 hours per year2008: 451 hours per year2009: 451 hours per year2010: 451 hours per year2011: 451 hours per year2012: 451 hours per year2013: 451 hours per year2014: 385 hours per year2015: 385 hours per year2016: 265 hours per year2017: 265 hours per year2018: 265 hours per year2019: 265 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 265 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Algeria peaked at 451 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 265 hours per year, in 2016.

That places Algeria 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 451 hours per year 451 hours per year 451 hours per year 5
2010s 363.4 hours per year 265 hours per year 451 hours per year 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Algeria?
Paying taxes: time in Algeria was 265 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 451 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 265 hours per year in 2016.
How does Algeria rank for paying taxes: time?
Algeria ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Algeria 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.