Paying taxes: Time in China
China: Paying taxes: Time was 138 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in China stood at 138 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in China peaked at 832 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 138 hours per year, in 2019.
That places China 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Time in China, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 832 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 832 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 832 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 464 hours per year | -44.2% |
| 2009 | 463.85 hours per year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 358 hours per year | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 358 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 338 hours per year | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 318 hours per year | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 261 hours per year | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 261 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 258.95 hours per year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 248.3 hours per year | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 142 hours per year | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 138 hours per year | -2.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 138 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 65% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 138 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 81% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -44.2% | 832 hours per year | 464 hours per year |
| 2018 | -42.8% | 248.3 hours per year | 142 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 684.77 hours per year | 463.85 hours per year | 832 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 268.12 hours per year | 138 hours per year | 358 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in China?
- Paying taxes: time in China was 138 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 832 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 hours per year in 2019.
- How does China rank for paying taxes: time?
- China ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.