Paying taxes: Time in Ireland

Ireland: Paying taxes: Time was 81.5 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
81.5 hours per year
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
172nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
81.5 hours per year
in 2019
All-time low
75 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Ireland, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 75 hours per year2006: 75 hours per year2007: 75 hours per year2008: 75 hours per year2009: 75 hours per year2010: 75 hours per year2011: 75 hours per year2012: 79 hours per year2013: 79 hours per year2014: 79 hours per year2015: 81 hours per year2016: 81 hours per year2017: 81 hours per year2018: 81 hours per year2019: 81.5 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 81.5 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Ireland peaked at 81.5 hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75 hours per year, in 2005.

Ireland ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75 hours per year 75 hours per year 75 hours per year 5
2010s 79.25 hours per year 75 hours per year 81.5 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 169 Rwanda 90.5 hours per year compare
  2. 170 Finland 90 hours per year compare
  3. 171 Seychelles 85 hours per year compare
  4. 173 Solomon Islands 80 hours per year compare
  5. 174 Norway 79 hours per year compare
  6. 175 Oman 68 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Ireland?
Paying taxes: time in Ireland was 81.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 81.5 hours per year in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 75 hours per year in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for paying taxes: time?
Ireland ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.