Paying taxes: Time in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Paying taxes: Time was 317 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
317 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
480 hours per year
in 2008
All-time low
232 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Dominican Republic, 2005–2019

01002003004005002005201220192005: 232 hours per year2006: 286 hours per year2007: 286 hours per year2008: 480 hours per year2009: 324 hours per year2010: 324 hours per year2011: 324 hours per year2012: 324 hours per year2013: 324 hours per year2014: 316 hours per year2015: 316 hours per year2016: 317 hours per year2017: 317 hours per year2018: 317 hours per year2019: 317 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Dominican Republic is 317 hours per year, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Dominican Republic peaked at 480 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 232 hours per year, in 2005.

Dominican Republic ranks 33rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 321.6 hours per year 232 hours per year 480 hours per year 5
2010s 319.6 hours per year 316 hours per year 324 hours per year 10

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  3. 32 Gambia 326 hours per year compare
  4. 34 Iraq 312 hours per year compare
  5. 35 Argentina 311.5 hours per year compare
  6. 36 Namibia 302 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Dominican Republic?
Paying taxes: time in Dominican Republic was 317 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 480 hours per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 232 hours per year in 2005.
How does Dominican Republic rank for paying taxes: time?
Dominican Republic ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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.