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 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in India, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 276 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 276 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 283 hours per year | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 283 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 283 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 270 hours per year | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 266 hours per year | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 255 hours per year | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 252.88 hours per year | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 252.88 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 252.88 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 250.88 hours per year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 215.88 hours per year | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 275.38 hours per year | +27.6% |
| 2019 | 251.88 hours per year | -8.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 251.88 hours per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 251.88 hours per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 314.44 hours per year, 80% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +27.6% | 215.88 hours per year | 275.38 hours per year |
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 applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (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 190 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.