Paying taxes: Time in Estonia

Estonia: Paying taxes: Time was 50 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
50 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 187 countries
All-time high
81 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
50 hours per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Estonia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 81 hours per year2006: 81 hours per year2007: 81 hours per year2008: 81 hours per year2009: 81 hours per year2010: 81 hours per year2011: 81 hours per year2012: 81 hours per year2013: 81 hours per year2014: 81 hours per year2015: 81 hours per year2016: 56 hours per year2017: 50 hours per year2018: 50 hours per year2019: 50 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Estonia is 50 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Estonia peaked at 81 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50 hours per year, in 2017.

That places Estonia 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81 hours per year 81 hours per year 81 hours per year 5
2010s 69.2 hours per year 50 hours per year 81 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Estonia

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  3. 181 San Marino 52 hours per year compare
  4. 185 Qatar 41 hours per year compare
  5. 186 Hong Kong 34.5 hours per year compare
  6. 187 Bahrain 22.5 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Estonia?
Paying taxes: time in Estonia was 50 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 81 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 50 hours per year in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for paying taxes: time?
Estonia ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.