Paying taxes: Time in Ireland
Ireland: Paying taxes: Time was 81.5 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Ireland, 2005–2019
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 174th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Ireland, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 75 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79 hours per year | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81 hours per year | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.5 hours per year | +0.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 81.5 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 58% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 81.5 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
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 174th out of 190 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
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.