Paying taxes: Time in Hungary

Hungary: Paying taxes: Time was 277 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
277 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
340 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
277 hours per year
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Hungary, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 340 hours per year2006: 340 hours per year2007: 340 hours per year2008: 330 hours per year2009: 330 hours per year2010: 277 hours per year2011: 277 hours per year2012: 277 hours per year2013: 277 hours per year2014: 277 hours per year2015: 277 hours per year2016: 277 hours per year2017: 277 hours per year2018: 277 hours per year2019: 277 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 277 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Hungary peaked at 340 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 277 hours per year, in 2010.

That places Hungary 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 336 hours per year 330 hours per year 340 hours per year 5
2010s 277 hours per year 277 hours per year 277 hours per year 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Hungary?
Paying taxes: time in Hungary was 277 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 340 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 277 hours per year in 2010.
How does Hungary rank for paying taxes: time?
Hungary ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.