Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) was 34.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Hong Kong, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Hong Kong is 34.5 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Hong Kong peaked at 50.5 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34.5 hours per year, in 2018.
Hong Kong ranks 189th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50.5 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.5 hours per year | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 48.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.5 hours per year | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 44.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.5 hours per year | -22.5% |
| 2019 | 34.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 34.5 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 24% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 34.5 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5 hours per year | 50.5 hours per year | 50.5 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.9 hours per year | 34.5 hours per year | 50.5 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.05 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Hong Kong?
- Paying taxes: time in Hong Kong was 34.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong rank for paying taxes: time?
- Hong Kong ranks 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.