Paying taxes: Time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Paying taxes: Time 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 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
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
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 9.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 4.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.1704 (2050)
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 186th out of 187 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.