Paying taxes: Time in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Paying taxes: Time was 411 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
411 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
428 hours per year
in 2008
All-time low
368 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 368 hours per year2006: 368 hours per year2007: 368 hours per year2008: 428 hours per year2009: 422 hours per year2010: 422 hours per year2011: 422 hours per year2012: 407 hours per year2013: 407 hours per year2014: 407 hours per year2015: 420 hours per year2016: 411 hours per year2017: 411 hours per year2018: 411 hours per year2019: 411 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 411 hours per year, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 428 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 368 hours per year, in 2005.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Time in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 368 hours per year
2006 368 hours per year +0.0%
2007 368 hours per year +0.0%
2008 428 hours per year +16.3%
2009 422 hours per year -1.4%
2010 422 hours per year +0.0%
2011 422 hours per year +0.0%
2012 407 hours per year -3.6%
2013 407 hours per year +0.0%
2014 407 hours per year +0.0%
2015 420 hours per year +3.2%
2016 411 hours per year -2.1%
2017 411 hours per year +0.0%
2018 411 hours per year +0.0%
2019 411 hours per year +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 390.8 hours per year 368 hours per year 428 hours per year 5
2010s 412.9 hours per year 407 hours per year 422 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 13 Bangladesh 435 hours per year compare
  2. 14 Sao Tome and Principe 424 hours per year compare
  3. 15 Senegal 416 hours per year compare
  4. 17 Panama 408 hours per year compare
  5. 18 Guinea 400 hours per year compare
  6. 19 Maldives 390.5 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Paying taxes: time in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 411 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 428 hours per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 368 hours per year in 2005.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for paying taxes: time?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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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.