Paying taxes: Time in India

India: Paying taxes: Time was 251.88 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
251.88 hours per year
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
57th
of 187 countries
All-time high
283 hours per year
in 2007
All-time low
215.88 hours per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in India, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 276 hours per year2006: 276 hours per year2007: 283 hours per year2008: 283 hours per year2009: 283 hours per year2010: 270 hours per year2011: 266 hours per year2012: 255 hours per year2013: 252.9 hours per year2014: 252.9 hours per year2015: 252.9 hours per year2016: 250.9 hours per year2017: 215.9 hours per year2018: 275.4 hours per year2019: 251.9 hours per year

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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

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.