Paying taxes: Time in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Time was 300 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Ethiopia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Ethiopia stood at 300 hours per year.
That represents a change of up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Ethiopia peaked at 306 hours per year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 198 hours per year, in 2007.
That places Ethiopia 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 212 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 212 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 198 hours per year | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 198 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 198 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 198 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 198 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 306 hours per year | +54.5% |
| 2013 | 306 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 306 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 306 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 306 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 306 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 300 hours per year | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 300 hours per year | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 300 hours per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 300 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203.6 hours per year | 198 hours per year | 212 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 283.2 hours per year | 198 hours per year | 306 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Ethiopia?
- Paying taxes: time in Ethiopia was 300 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 306 hours per year in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 198 hours per year in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.