Paying taxes: Time in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Paying taxes: Time was 177 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
177 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 190 countries
All-time high
207 hours per year
in 2008
All-time low
177 hours per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 184 hours per year2006: 184 hours per year2007: 184 hours per year2008: 207 hours per year2009: 207 hours per year2010: 207 hours per year2011: 207 hours per year2012: 207 hours per year2013: 207 hours per year2014: 207 hours per year2015: 207 hours per year2016: 207 hours per year2017: 192 hours per year2018: 177 hours per year2019: 177 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 177 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 207 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 177 hours per year, in 2018.

That places Antigua and Barbuda 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 184 hours per year —
2006 184 hours per year +0.0%
2007 184 hours per year +0.0%
2008 207 hours per year +12.5%
2009 207 hours per year +0.0%
2010 207 hours per year +0.0%
2011 207 hours per year +0.0%
2012 207 hours per year +0.0%
2013 207 hours per year +0.0%
2014 207 hours per year +0.0%
2015 207 hours per year +0.0%
2016 207 hours per year +0.0%
2017 192 hours per year -7.2%
2018 177 hours per year -7.8%
2019 177 hours per year +0.0%

Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda's 177 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Antigua and Barbuda's 177 hours per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 193.2 hours per year 184 hours per year 207 hours per year 5
2010s 199.5 hours per year 177 hours per year 207 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda

  1. 107 Cape Verde 180 hours per year compare
  2. 107 Sudan 180 hours per year compare
  3. 109 Kenya 179.5 hours per year compare
  4. 111 United States 175 hours per year compare
  5. 112 South Korea 174 hours per year compare
  6. 112 Malaysia 174 hours per year compare
  7. 112 Palestine 174 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Antigua and Barbuda?
Paying taxes: time in Antigua and Barbuda was 177 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 207 hours per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 177 hours per year in 2018.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for paying taxes: time?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.