Paying taxes: Time in Australia

Australia: Paying taxes: Time was 105 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
105 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 187 countries
All-time high
109 hours per year
in 2010
All-time low
105 hours per year
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Australia, 2005–2019

02550751002005201220192005: 107 hours per year2006: 107 hours per year2007: 107 hours per year2008: 107 hours per year2009: 107 hours per year2010: 109 hours per year2011: 109 hours per year2012: 109 hours per year2013: 105 hours per year2014: 105 hours per year2015: 105 hours per year2016: 105 hours per year2017: 105 hours per year2018: 105 hours per year2019: 105 hours per year

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 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 161 United Kingdom 114 hours per year compare
  2. 162 Saint Lucia 110 hours per year compare
  3. 163 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108 hours per year compare
  4. 165 Comoros 100 hours per year compare
  5. 166 Kuwait 98 hours per year compare
  6. 167 Jordan 96.5 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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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 164th out of 187 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

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.