Paying taxes: Time in Estonia
Estonia: Paying taxes: Time was 50 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Estonia, 2005–2019
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 187th out of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Estonia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56 hours per year | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 50 hours per year | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 50 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 hours per year | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 50 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 35% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 50 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 29% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
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 187th out of 190 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
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.