Paying taxes: Time in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Paying taxes: Time was 159 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
159 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 190 countries
All-time high
1,000 hours per year
in 2006
All-time low
159 hours per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Azerbaijan, 2005–2019

2004006008001.0k2005201220192005: 756 hours per year2006: 1.0k hours per year2007: 952 hours per year2008: 376 hours per year2009: 376 hours per year2010: 165 hours per year2011: 225 hours per year2012: 214 hours per year2013: 214 hours per year2014: 195 hours per year2015: 195 hours per year2016: 195 hours per year2017: 195 hours per year2018: 159 hours per year2019: 159 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Azerbaijan stood at 159 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Azerbaijan peaked at 1,000 hours per year in 2006 and was at its lowest, 159 hours per year, in 2018.

That places Azerbaijan 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Time in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Azerbaijan, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 756 hours per year —
2006 1,000 hours per year +32.3%
2007 952 hours per year -4.8%
2008 376 hours per year -60.5%
2009 376 hours per year +0.0%
2010 165 hours per year -56.1%
2011 225 hours per year +36.4%
2012 214 hours per year -4.9%
2013 214 hours per year +0.0%
2014 195 hours per year -8.9%
2015 195 hours per year +0.0%
2016 195 hours per year +0.0%
2017 195 hours per year +0.0%
2018 159 hours per year -18.5%
2019 159 hours per year +0.0%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 159 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 159 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Time in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 -60.5% 952 hours per year 376 hours per year
2010 -56.1% 376 hours per year 165 hours per year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 692 hours per year 376 hours per year 1,000 hours per year 5
2010s 191.6 hours per year 159 hours per year 225 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 123 Romania 163 hours per year compare
  2. 123 Uruguay 163 hours per year compare
  3. 125 Russia 159 hours per year compare
  4. 125 Togo 159 hours per year compare
  5. 128 United Arab Emirates 158 hours per year compare
  6. 128 Zambia 158 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Azerbaijan?
Paying taxes: time in Azerbaijan was 159 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1,000 hours per year in 2006.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 159 hours per year in 2018.
How does Azerbaijan rank for paying taxes: time?
Azerbaijan ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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
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.