Paying taxes: Time in Argentina

Argentina: Paying taxes: Time was 311.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
311.5 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 187 countries
All-time high
453 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
311.5 hours per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Argentina, 2005–2019

01002003004005002005201220192005: 453 hours per year2006: 453 hours per year2007: 453 hours per year2008: 453 hours per year2009: 453 hours per year2010: 453 hours per year2011: 415 hours per year2012: 405 hours per year2013: 405 hours per year2014: 405 hours per year2015: 405 hours per year2016: 359 hours per year2017: 311.5 hours per year2018: 311.5 hours per year2019: 311.5 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Argentina is 311.5 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Argentina peaked at 453 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 311.5 hours per year, in 2017.

That places Argentina 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 453 hours per year 453 hours per year 453 hours per year 5
2010s 378.15 hours per year 311.5 hours per year 453 hours per year 10

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  5. 37 Ethiopia 300 hours per year compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Argentina?
Paying taxes: time in Argentina was 311.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 453 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 311.5 hours per year in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for paying taxes: time?
Argentina ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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.