Paying taxes: Time in Gambia
Gambia: Paying taxes: Time was 326 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Gambia is 326 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Gambia peaked at 376 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 326 hours per year, in 2015.
That places Gambia 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Gambia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 376 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 376 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 326 hours per year | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 326 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 326 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 326 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 326 hours per year | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 326 hours per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 326 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 376 hours per year | 376 hours per year | 376 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 351 hours per year | 326 hours per year | 376 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Gambia?
- Paying taxes: time in Gambia was 326 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 376 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 326 hours per year in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Gambia ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.