Paying taxes: Time in Iraq

Iraq: Paying taxes: Time was 312 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
312 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 190 countries
All-time high
312 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
312 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Iraq, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 312 hours per year2006: 312 hours per year2007: 312 hours per year2008: 312 hours per year2009: 312 hours per year2010: 312 hours per year2011: 312 hours per year2012: 312 hours per year2013: 312 hours per year2014: 312 hours per year2015: 312 hours per year2016: 312 hours per year2017: 312 hours per year2018: 312 hours per year2019: 312 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Iraq is 312 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Iraq peaked at 312 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 312 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Iraq 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Iraq, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 312 hours per year —
2006 312 hours per year +0.0%
2007 312 hours per year +0.0%
2008 312 hours per year +0.0%
2009 312 hours per year +0.0%
2010 312 hours per year +0.0%
2011 312 hours per year +0.0%
2012 312 hours per year +0.0%
2013 312 hours per year +0.0%
2014 312 hours per year +0.0%
2015 312 hours per year +0.0%
2016 312 hours per year +0.0%
2017 312 hours per year +0.0%
2018 312 hours per year +0.0%
2019 312 hours per year +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 312 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 312 hours per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 312 hours per year 312 hours per year 312 hours per year 5
2010s 312 hours per year 312 hours per year 312 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 31 Lesotho 327 hours per year compare
  2. 32 Gambia 326 hours per year compare
  3. 33 Dominican Republic 317 hours per year compare
  4. 35 Argentina 311.5 hours per year compare
  5. 36 Namibia 302 hours per year compare
  6. 37 Ethiopia 300 hours per year compare
  7. 37 Montenegro 300 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Iraq?
Paying taxes: time in Iraq was 312 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 312 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 312 hours per year in 2005.
How does Iraq rank for paying taxes: time?
Iraq ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 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.