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Paying taxes: Time in Belgium

Belgium: Paying taxes: Time was 136 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
136 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 187 countries
All-time high
156 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
131 hours per year
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Belgium, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 156 hours per year2006: 156 hours per year2007: 156 hours per year2008: 156 hours per year2009: 156 hours per year2010: 131 hours per year2011: 131 hours per year2012: 131 hours per year2013: 135 hours per year2014: 135 hours per year2015: 136 hours per year2016: 136 hours per year2017: 136 hours per year2018: 136 hours per year2019: 136 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 136 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

That represents a change of down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Belgium peaked at 156 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 131 hours per year, in 2010.

That places Belgium 145th 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 156 hours per year 156 hours per year 156 hours per year 5
2010s 134.3 hours per year 131 hours per year 136 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 142 France 139 hours per year compare
  2. 142 Malta 139 hours per year compare
  3. 144 China 138 hours per year compare
  4. 146 Mongolia 134 hours per year compare
  5. 147 Denmark 132 hours per year compare
  6. 148 Austria 131 hours per year compare
  7. 148 Canada 131 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Belgium?
Paying taxes: time in Belgium was 136 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 156 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 131 hours per year in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for paying taxes: time?
Belgium ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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
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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.