Paying taxes: Time in Canada

Canada: Paying taxes: Time was 131 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
131 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 187 countries
All-time high
131 hours per year
in 2010
All-time low
119 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Canada, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 119 hours per year2006: 119 hours per year2007: 119 hours per year2008: 119 hours per year2009: 119 hours per year2010: 131 hours per year2011: 131 hours per year2012: 131 hours per year2013: 131 hours per year2014: 131 hours per year2015: 131 hours per year2016: 131 hours per year2017: 131 hours per year2018: 131 hours per year2019: 131 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Canada is 131 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Canada peaked at 131 hours per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 119 hours per year, in 2005.

Canada ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 119 hours per year 119 hours per year 119 hours per year 5
2010s 131 hours per year 131 hours per year 131 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 145 Belgium 136 hours per year compare
  2. 146 Mongolia 134 hours per year compare
  3. 147 Denmark 132 hours per year compare
  4. 148 Austria 131 hours per year compare
  5. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  6. 151 Japan 128.5 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Canada?
Paying taxes: time in Canada was 131 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 131 hours per year in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 119 hours per year in 2005.
How does Canada rank for paying taxes: time?
Canada ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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.