Paying taxes: Time in Benin

Benin: Paying taxes: Time was 270 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
270 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 187 countries
All-time high
270 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
270 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Benin, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 270 hours per year2006: 270 hours per year2007: 270 hours per year2008: 270 hours per year2009: 270 hours per year2010: 270 hours per year2011: 270 hours per year2012: 270 hours per year2013: 270 hours per year2014: 270 hours per year2015: 270 hours per year2016: 270 hours per year2017: 270 hours per year2018: 270 hours per year2019: 270 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Benin is 270 hours per year, measured 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 Benin peaked at 270 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 270 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Benin 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 270 hours per year 270 hours per year 270 hours per year 5
2010s 270 hours per year 270 hours per year 270 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 42 Myanmar 282 hours per year compare
  2. 43 Hungary 277 hours per year compare
  3. 44 Mali 276 hours per year compare
  4. 45 Afghanistan 270 hours per year compare
  5. 45 Burkina Faso 270 hours per year compare
  6. 45 Mauritania 270 hours per year compare
  7. 45 Niger 270 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Benin?
Paying taxes: time in Benin was 270 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 270 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 270 hours per year in 2005.
How does Benin rank for paying taxes: time?
Benin ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin 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.