Paying taxes: Time in Germany
Germany: Paying taxes: Time was 218 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Germany, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Germany is 218 hours per year, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Germany peaked at 221 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 196 hours per year, in 2005.
Germany ranks 78th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Germany, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 196 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 196 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 196 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 196 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 196 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 215 hours per year | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 221 hours per year | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 207 hours per year | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 218 hours per year | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 218 hours per year | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 218 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 218 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 196 hours per year | 196 hours per year | 196 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 216.9 hours per year | 207 hours per year | 221 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 76 Taiwan 221 hours per year compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 220 hours per year compare
- 78 Guinea-Bissau 218 hours per year compare
- 78 Puerto Rico 218 hours per year compare
- 81 Eritrea 216 hours per year compare
- 81 Georgia 216 hours per year compare
- 81 Iran 216 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Germany?
- Paying taxes: time in Germany was 218 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 221 hours per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 196 hours per year in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for paying taxes: time?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.