Paying taxes: Time in Gambia

Gambia: Paying taxes: Time was 326 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
326 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
376 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
326 hours per year
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Gambia, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 376 hours per year2006: 376 hours per year2007: 376 hours per year2008: 376 hours per year2009: 376 hours per year2010: 376 hours per year2011: 376 hours per year2012: 376 hours per year2013: 376 hours per year2014: 376 hours per year2015: 326 hours per year2016: 326 hours per year2017: 326 hours per year2018: 326 hours per year2019: 326 hours per year

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 187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Poland 334 hours per year compare
  2. 30 Ukraine 327.5 hours per year compare
  3. 31 Lesotho 327 hours per year compare
  4. 33 Dominican Republic 317 hours per year compare
  5. 34 Iraq 312 hours per year compare
  6. 35 Argentina 311.5 hours per year compare

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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 187 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

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
Last refreshed

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.