Paying taxes: Time in Fiji

Fiji: Paying taxes: Time was 247 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
247 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
60th
of 190 countries
All-time high
257 hours per year
in 2013
All-time low
202 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Fiji, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 202 hours per year2006: 202 hours per year2007: 202 hours per year2008: 202 hours per year2009: 212 hours per year2010: 225 hours per year2011: 225 hours per year2012: 225 hours per year2013: 257 hours per year2014: 257 hours per year2015: 257 hours per year2016: 247 hours per year2017: 247 hours per year2018: 247 hours per year2019: 247 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 247 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

That represents a change of up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Fiji peaked at 257 hours per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 202 hours per year, in 2005.

Fiji ranks 60th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Time in Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Fiji, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 202 hours per year —
2006 202 hours per year +0.0%
2007 202 hours per year +0.0%
2008 202 hours per year +0.0%
2009 212 hours per year +5.0%
2010 225 hours per year +6.1%
2011 225 hours per year +0.0%
2012 225 hours per year +0.0%
2013 257 hours per year +14.2%
2014 257 hours per year +0.0%
2015 257 hours per year +0.0%
2016 247 hours per year -3.9%
2017 247 hours per year +0.0%
2018 247 hours per year +0.0%
2019 247 hours per year +0.0%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 247 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 247 hours per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 204 hours per year 202 hours per year 212 hours per year 5
2010s 243.4 hours per year 225 hours per year 257 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 57 India 251.88 hours per year compare
  2. 58 Guatemala 248 hours per year compare
  3. 58 Yemen 248 hours per year compare
  4. 61 Portugal 243 hours per year compare
  5. 62 Zimbabwe 242 hours per year compare
  6. 63 Barbados 241 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Fiji?
Paying taxes: time in Fiji was 247 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 257 hours per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 202 hours per year in 2005.
How does Fiji rank for paying taxes: time?
Fiji ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 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.