Paying taxes: Time in Australia
Australia: Paying taxes: Time was 105 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Australia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 105 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Australia peaked at 109 hours per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 105 hours per year, in 2013.
Australia ranks 166th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes: Time in Australia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 107 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 107 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 107 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 107 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 107 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 109 hours per year | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 109 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 109 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 105 hours per year | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 105 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 74% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 105 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107 hours per year | 107 hours per year | 107 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 106.2 hours per year | 105 hours per year | 109 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 163 United Kingdom 114 hours per year compare
- 164 Saint Lucia 110 hours per year compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108 hours per year compare
- 167 Comoros 100 hours per year compare
- 168 Kuwait 98 hours per year compare
- 169 Jordan 96.5 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Australia?
- Paying taxes: time in Australia was 105 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 109 hours per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 hours per year in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Australia ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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
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.