Paying taxes: Time in Austria

Austria: Paying taxes: Time was 131 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
131 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 187 countries
All-time high
170 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
131 hours per year
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Austria, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 170 hours per year2006: 170 hours per year2007: 170 hours per year2008: 170 hours per year2009: 170 hours per year2010: 170 hours per year2011: 170 hours per year2012: 170 hours per year2013: 166 hours per year2014: 131 hours per year2015: 131 hours per year2016: 131 hours per year2017: 131 hours per year2018: 131 hours per year2019: 131 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Austria is 131 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Austria peaked at 170 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 131 hours per year, in 2014.

That places Austria 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 170 hours per year 170 hours per year 170 hours per year 5
2010s 146.2 hours per year 131 hours per year 170 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 145 Belgium 136 hours per year compare
  2. 146 Mongolia 134 hours per year compare
  3. 147 Denmark 132 hours per year compare
  4. 148 Canada 131 hours per year compare
  5. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  6. 151 Japan 128.5 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Austria?
Paying taxes: time in Austria was 131 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 170 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 131 hours per year in 2014.
How does Austria rank for paying taxes: time?
Austria ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria 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.