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Paying taxes: Time in Finland

Finland: Paying taxes: Time was 90 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
90 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 187 countries
All-time high
269 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
90 hours per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Finland, 2005–2019

1001502002502005201220192005: 269 hours per year2006: 269 hours per year2007: 269 hours per year2008: 269 hours per year2009: 243 hours per year2010: 243 hours per year2011: 93 hours per year2012: 93 hours per year2013: 93 hours per year2014: 93 hours per year2015: 93 hours per year2016: 93 hours per year2017: 93 hours per year2018: 90 hours per year2019: 90 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Finland recorded 90 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Finland peaked at 269 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90 hours per year, in 2018.

That places Finland 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 263.8 hours per year 243 hours per year 269 hours per year 5
2010s 107.4 hours per year 90 hours per year 243 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 167 Jordan 96.5 hours per year compare
  2. 168 Lithuania 95 hours per year compare
  3. 169 Rwanda 90.5 hours per year compare
  4. 171 Seychelles 85 hours per year compare
  5. 172 Ireland 81.5 hours per year compare
  6. 173 Solomon Islands 80 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Finland?
Paying taxes: time in Finland was 90 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 269 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 90 hours per year in 2018.
How does Finland rank for paying taxes: time?
Finland ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Finland 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.