Paying taxes: Time in Bahamas

Bahamas: Paying taxes: Time was 155 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
155 hours per year
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
130th
of 187 countries
All-time high
233 hours per year
in 2016
All-time low
58 hours per year
in 2007
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Bahamas, 2007–2019

501001502002502007201320192007: 58 hours per year2008: 58 hours per year2009: 58 hours per year2010: 58 hours per year2011: 58 hours per year2012: 58 hours per year2013: 58 hours per year2014: 58 hours per year2015: 58 hours per year2016: 233 hours per year2017: 233 hours per year2018: 197 hours per year2019: 155 hours per year

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 187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 128 United Arab Emirates 158 hours per year compare
  2. 128 Zambia 158 hours per year compare
  3. 130 Morocco 155 hours per year compare
  4. 132 Saudi Arabia 152 hours per year compare
  5. 133 Costa Rica 151 hours per year compare

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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 187 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

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.