Paying taxes: Time in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Paying taxes: Time was 483 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
483 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
504 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
483 hours per year
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Central African Republic, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 504 hours per year2006: 504 hours per year2007: 504 hours per year2008: 504 hours per year2009: 504 hours per year2010: 504 hours per year2011: 504 hours per year2012: 483 hours per year2013: 483 hours per year2014: 483 hours per year2015: 483 hours per year2016: 483 hours per year2017: 483 hours per year2018: 483 hours per year2019: 483 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Central African Republic is 483 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Central African Republic peaked at 504 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 483 hours per year, in 2012.

Central African Republic ranks 11th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Paying taxes: Time in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Central African Republic, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 504 hours per year —
2006 504 hours per year +0.0%
2007 504 hours per year +0.0%
2008 504 hours per year +0.0%
2009 504 hours per year +0.0%
2010 504 hours per year +0.0%
2011 504 hours per year +0.0%
2012 483 hours per year -4.2%
2013 483 hours per year +0.0%
2014 483 hours per year +0.0%
2015 483 hours per year +0.0%
2016 483 hours per year +0.0%
2017 483 hours per year +0.0%
2018 483 hours per year +0.0%
2019 483 hours per year +0.0%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 483 hours per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 483 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 504 hours per year 504 hours per year 504 hours per year 5
2010s 487.2 hours per year 483 hours per year 504 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 8 Cameroon 624 hours per year compare
  2. 9 Congo 602 hours per year compare
  3. 10 Equatorial Guinea 492 hours per year compare
  4. 12 Bulgaria 441 hours per year compare
  5. 13 Bangladesh 435 hours per year compare
  6. 14 Sao Tome and Principe 424 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Central African Republic?
Paying taxes: time in Central African Republic was 483 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 504 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 483 hours per year in 2012.
How does Central African Republic rank for paying taxes: time?
Central African Republic ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic 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
190 places, 2,789 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.