Paying taxes: Time in India
India: Paying taxes: Time was 251.88 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in India, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
India recorded 251.88 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in India peaked at 283 hours per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 215.88 hours per year, in 2017.
India ranks 57th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 280.2 hours per year | 276 hours per year | 283 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 254.37 hours per year | 215.88 hours per year | 275.38 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 240.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 882,354 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 457,538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 22,533 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 719.34 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in India?
- Paying taxes: time in India was 251.88 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 283 hours per year in 2007.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.88 hours per year in 2017.
- How does India rank for paying taxes: time?
- India ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.