Paying taxes: Time in Congo

Congo: Paying taxes: Time was 602 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
602 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 187 countries
All-time high
606 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
602 hours per year
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Congo, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 606 hours per year2006: 606 hours per year2007: 606 hours per year2008: 606 hours per year2009: 606 hours per year2010: 606 hours per year2011: 606 hours per year2012: 606 hours per year2013: 602 hours per year2014: 602 hours per year2015: 602 hours per year2016: 602 hours per year2017: 602 hours per year2018: 602 hours per year2019: 602 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Congo is 602 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Congo peaked at 606 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 602 hours per year, in 2013.

That places Congo 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 606 hours per year 606 hours per year 606 hours per year 5
2010s 603.2 hours per year 602 hours per year 606 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 6 Ecuador 664 hours per year compare
  2. 7 Gabon 632 hours per year compare
  3. 8 Cameroon 624 hours per year compare
  4. 10 Equatorial Guinea 492 hours per year compare
  5. 11 Central African Republic 483 hours per year compare
  6. 12 Bulgaria 441 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Congo?
Paying taxes: time in Congo was 602 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 606 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 602 hours per year in 2013.
How does Congo rank for paying taxes: time?
Congo ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Congo 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.