Paying taxes: Time in Eswatini

Eswatini: Paying taxes: Time was 122 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
122 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
122 hours per year
in 2013
All-time low
116 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Eswatini, 2005–2019

02550751001252005201220192005: 116 hours per year2006: 116 hours per year2007: 116 hours per year2008: 116 hours per year2009: 116 hours per year2010: 116 hours per year2011: 116 hours per year2012: 116 hours per year2013: 122 hours per year2014: 122 hours per year2015: 122 hours per year2016: 122 hours per year2017: 122 hours per year2018: 122 hours per year2019: 122 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Eswatini stood at 122 hours per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Eswatini peaked at 122 hours per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 116 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Eswatini 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 116 hours per year 116 hours per year 116 hours per year 5
2010s 120.2 hours per year 116 hours per year 122 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  2. 151 Japan 128.5 hours per year compare
  3. 152 Micronesia (country) 128 hours per year compare
  4. 153 Sweden 122 hours per year compare
  5. 155 Botswana 120 hours per year compare
  6. 155 Vanuatu 120 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Eswatini?
Paying taxes: time in Eswatini was 122 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 122 hours per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 116 hours per year in 2005.
How does Eswatini rank for paying taxes: time?
Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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
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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.