Paying taxes: Time in Belize

Belize: Paying taxes: Time was 147 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
147 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 187 countries
All-time high
147 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
147 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Belize, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 147 hours per year2006: 147 hours per year2007: 147 hours per year2008: 147 hours per year2009: 147 hours per year2010: 147 hours per year2011: 147 hours per year2012: 147 hours per year2013: 147 hours per year2014: 147 hours per year2015: 147 hours per year2016: 147 hours per year2017: 147 hours per year2018: 147 hours per year2019: 147 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Belize recorded 147 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Belize peaked at 147 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 147 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Belize 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 147 hours per year 147 hours per year 147 hours per year 5
2010s 147 hours per year 147 hours per year 147 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 132 Saudi Arabia 152 hours per year compare
  2. 133 Costa Rica 151 hours per year compare
  3. 135 Tunisia 144 hours per year compare
  4. 136 Spain 143 hours per year compare
  5. 137 Grenada 140 hours per year compare
  6. 137 Iceland 140 hours per year compare
  7. 137 Mauritius 140 hours per year compare
  8. 137 New Zealand 140 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Belize?
Paying taxes: time in Belize was 147 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 147 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 147 hours per year in 2005.
How does Belize rank for paying taxes: time?
Belize ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Belize 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.