Paying taxes: Time in Armenia

Armenia: Paying taxes: Time was 264 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
264 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
578 hours per year
in 2007
All-time low
264 hours per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Armenia, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 572 hours per year2006: 572 hours per year2007: 578 hours per year2008: 578 hours per year2009: 578 hours per year2010: 578 hours per year2011: 498 hours per year2012: 372 hours per year2013: 372 hours per year2014: 313 hours per year2015: 313 hours per year2016: 313 hours per year2017: 313 hours per year2018: 264 hours per year2019: 264 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 264 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 54.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Armenia peaked at 578 hours per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 264 hours per year, in 2018.

That places Armenia 52nd out of 190 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.

Paying taxes: Time in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Armenia, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 572 hours per year —
2006 572 hours per year +0.0%
2007 578 hours per year +1.0%
2008 578 hours per year +0.0%
2009 578 hours per year +0.0%
2010 578 hours per year +0.0%
2011 498 hours per year -13.8%
2012 372 hours per year -25.3%
2013 372 hours per year +0.0%
2014 313 hours per year -15.9%
2015 313 hours per year +0.0%
2016 313 hours per year +0.0%
2017 313 hours per year +0.0%
2018 264 hours per year -15.7%
2019 264 hours per year +0.0%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 264 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 264 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 575.6 hours per year 572 hours per year 578 hours per year 5
2010s 360 hours per year 264 hours per year 578 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 50 Jamaica 268 hours per year compare
  2. 51 Algeria 265 hours per year compare
  3. 53 Peru 260 hours per year compare
  4. 54 Guyana 256 hours per year compare
  5. 55 Colombia 255.5 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Armenia?
Paying taxes: time in Armenia was 264 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 578 hours per year in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 264 hours per year in 2018.
How does Armenia rank for paying taxes: time?
Armenia ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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.