Paying taxes: Time in Bahamas
Bahamas: Paying taxes: Time was 155 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in Bahamas, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Bahamas stood at 155 hours per year.
That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and up 167.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Bahamas peaked at 233 hours per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58 hours per year, in 2007.
Bahamas ranks 130th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 58 hours per year | — |
| 2008 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 233 hours per year | +301.7% |
| 2017 | 233 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 197 hours per year | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 155 hours per year | -21.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 155 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 155 hours per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58 hours per year | 58 hours per year | 58 hours per year | 3 |
| 2010s | 116.6 hours per year | 58 hours per year | 233 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 128 United Arab Emirates 158 hours per year compare
- 128 Zambia 158 hours per year compare
- 130 Morocco 155 hours per year compare
- 132 Kosovo 153.5 hours per year compare
- 132 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 153.5 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Bahamas?
- Paying taxes: time in Bahamas was 155 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 233 hours per year in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 hours per year in 2007.
- How does Bahamas rank for paying taxes: time?
- Bahamas ranks 130th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.