Paying taxes: Time in Czechia
Czechia: Paying taxes: Time was 230 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in Czechia, 2005–2019
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 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Czechia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 866 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 759 hours per year | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 759 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 759 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 442 hours per year | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 386 hours per year | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 386 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 230 hours per year | -40.4% |
| 2013 | 230 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 230 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 222 hours per year | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 222 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 236 hours per year | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 230 hours per year | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 230 hours per year | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 230 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 230 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -41.8% | 759 hours per year | 442 hours per year |
| 2012 | -40.4% | 386 hours per year | 230 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
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 190 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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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.