Paying taxes: Time in Brazil
Brazil: Paying taxes: Time was 1,501 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Brazil, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Brazil stood at 1,501 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Brazil peaked at 2,600 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,501 hours per year, in 2019.
That places Brazil 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Brazil, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,600 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,600 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,038 hours per year | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 1,958 hours per year | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,958 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,501 hours per year | -23.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,501 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 7.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,501 hours per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 6.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,600 hours per year | 2,600 hours per year | 2,600 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,306 hours per year | 1,501 hours per year | 2,600 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Brazil?
- Paying taxes: time in Brazil was 1,501 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,501 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for paying taxes: time?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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
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.