Paying taxes: Time in Gabon

Gabon: Paying taxes: Time was 632 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
632 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 190 countries
All-time high
632 hours per year
in 2018
All-time low
488 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Gabon, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 488 hours per year2006: 488 hours per year2007: 488 hours per year2008: 488 hours per year2009: 488 hours per year2010: 488 hours per year2011: 488 hours per year2012: 488 hours per year2013: 488 hours per year2014: 488 hours per year2015: 488 hours per year2016: 488 hours per year2017: 488 hours per year2018: 632 hours per year2019: 632 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Gabon is 632 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Gabon peaked at 632 hours per year in 2018 and was at its lowest, 488 hours per year, in 2005.

Gabon ranks 7th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Paying taxes: Time in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Gabon, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 488 hours per year —
2006 488 hours per year +0.0%
2007 488 hours per year +0.0%
2008 488 hours per year +0.0%
2009 488 hours per year +0.0%
2010 488 hours per year +0.0%
2011 488 hours per year +0.0%
2012 488 hours per year +0.0%
2013 488 hours per year +0.0%
2014 488 hours per year +0.0%
2015 488 hours per year +0.0%
2016 488 hours per year +0.0%
2017 488 hours per year +0.0%
2018 632 hours per year +29.5%
2019 632 hours per year +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 632 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 632 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 488 hours per year 488 hours per year 488 hours per year 5
2010s 516.8 hours per year 488 hours per year 632 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 4 Libya 889 hours per year compare
  2. 5 Chad 834 hours per year compare
  3. 6 Ecuador 664 hours per year compare
  4. 8 Cameroon 624 hours per year compare
  5. 9 Congo 602 hours per year compare
  6. 10 Equatorial Guinea 492 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Gabon?
Paying taxes: time in Gabon was 632 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 632 hours per year in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 488 hours per year in 2005.
How does Gabon rank for paying taxes: time?
Gabon ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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.