Paying taxes: Time in Czechia

Czechia: Paying taxes: Time was 230 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
230 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 187 countries
All-time high
866 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
222 hours per year
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Czechia, 2005–2019

2004006008002005201220192005: 866 hours per year2006: 759 hours per year2007: 759 hours per year2008: 759 hours per year2009: 442 hours per year2010: 386 hours per year2011: 386 hours per year2012: 230 hours per year2013: 230 hours per year2014: 230 hours per year2015: 222 hours per year2016: 222 hours per year2017: 236 hours per year2018: 230 hours per year2019: 230 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Czechia stood at 230 hours per year.

The figure is down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Czechia peaked at 866 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 222 hours per year, in 2015.

Czechia ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 717 hours per year 442 hours per year 866 hours per year 5
2010s 260.2 hours per year 222 hours per year 386 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 68 Slovenia 233 hours per year compare
  2. 69 Burundi 232 hours per year compare
  3. 71 Thailand 229 hours per year compare
  4. 72 Ghana 226 hours per year compare
  5. 73 Serbia 225.5 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Czechia?
Paying taxes: time in Czechia was 230 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 866 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 222 hours per year in 2015.
How does Czechia rank for paying taxes: time?
Czechia ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia 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
189 places, 2,778 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.