Paying taxes: Time in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Paying taxes: Time was 218 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
218 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 190 countries
All-time high
218 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
218 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 218 hours per year2006: 218 hours per year2007: 218 hours per year2008: 218 hours per year2009: 218 hours per year2010: 218 hours per year2011: 218 hours per year2012: 218 hours per year2013: 218 hours per year2014: 218 hours per year2015: 218 hours per year2016: 218 hours per year2017: 218 hours per year2018: 218 hours per year2019: 218 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 218 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 218 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 218 hours per year, in 2005.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time in Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Guinea-Bissau, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 218 hours per year —
2006 218 hours per year +0.0%
2007 218 hours per year +0.0%
2008 218 hours per year +0.0%
2009 218 hours per year +0.0%
2010 218 hours per year +0.0%
2011 218 hours per year +0.0%
2012 218 hours per year +0.0%
2013 218 hours per year +0.0%
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%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 218 hours per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 218 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 218 hours per year 218 hours per year 218 hours per year 5
2010s 218 hours per year 218 hours per year 218 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 76 Taiwan 221 hours per year compare
  2. 77 Kyrgyzstan 220 hours per year compare
  3. 78 Germany 218 hours per year compare
  4. 78 Puerto Rico 218 hours per year compare
  5. 81 Eritrea 216 hours per year compare
  6. 81 Georgia 216 hours per year compare
  7. 81 Iran 216 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Guinea-Bissau?
Paying taxes: time in Guinea-Bissau was 218 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 218 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 218 hours per year in 2005.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for paying taxes: time?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.