Paying taxes: Time in Djibouti

Djibouti: Paying taxes: Time was 76 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
76 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 190 countries
All-time high
90 hours per year
in 2010
All-time low
66 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Djibouti, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 66 hours per year2006: 66 hours per year2007: 66 hours per year2008: 66 hours per year2009: 66 hours per year2010: 90 hours per year2011: 82 hours per year2012: 76 hours per year2013: 76 hours per year2014: 76 hours per year2015: 76 hours per year2016: 76 hours per year2017: 76 hours per year2018: 76 hours per year2019: 76 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Djibouti is 76 hours per year, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Djibouti peaked at 90 hours per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66 hours per year, in 2005.

Djibouti ranks 177th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Time in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Djibouti, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 66 hours per year —
2006 66 hours per year +0.0%
2007 66 hours per year +0.0%
2008 66 hours per year +0.0%
2009 66 hours per year +0.0%
2010 90 hours per year +36.4%
2011 82 hours per year -8.9%
2012 76 hours per year -7.3%
2013 76 hours per year +0.0%
2014 76 hours per year +0.0%
2015 76 hours per year +0.0%
2016 76 hours per year +0.0%
2017 76 hours per year +0.0%
2018 76 hours per year +0.0%
2019 76 hours per year +0.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 76 hours per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 76 hours per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66 hours per year 66 hours per year 66 hours per year 5
2010s 78 hours per year 76 hours per year 90 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 174 Ireland 81.5 hours per year compare
  2. 175 Solomon Islands 80 hours per year compare
  3. 176 Norway 79 hours per year compare
  4. 178 Oman 68 hours per year compare
  5. 179 Singapore 64 hours per year compare
  6. 180 Switzerland 63 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Djibouti?
Paying taxes: time in Djibouti was 76 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 90 hours per year in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 66 hours per year in 2005.
How does Djibouti rank for paying taxes: time?
Djibouti ranks 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti 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.