Paying taxes: Time in Finland
Finland: Paying taxes: Time was 90 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in Finland, 2005–2019
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 172nd out of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Finland, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 269 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 269 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 269 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 269 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 243 hours per year | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 243 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 hours per year | -61.7% |
| 2012 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 hours per year | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 90 hours per year | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 90 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 64% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 90 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 53% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
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 172nd out of 190 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
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.