Paying taxes: Time in Guatemala
Guatemala: Paying taxes: Time was 248 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Guatemala, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 248 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Guatemala peaked at 344 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 248 hours per year, in 2017.
That places Guatemala 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 344 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 344 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 332 hours per year | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 326 hours per year | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 256 hours per year | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 256 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 256 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 248 hours per year | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 248 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 248 hours per year | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 248 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 248 hours per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 344 hours per year | 344 hours per year | 344 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 285.8 hours per year | 248 hours per year | 344 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Guatemala?
- Paying taxes: time in Guatemala was 248 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 344 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 hours per year in 2017.
- How does Guatemala rank for paying taxes: time?
- Guatemala ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.