Paying taxes: Time in Italy

Italy: Paying taxes: Time was 238 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
238 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 187 countries
All-time high
340 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
238 hours per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Italy, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 340 hours per year2006: 340 hours per year2007: 340 hours per year2008: 314 hours per year2009: 314 hours per year2010: 285 hours per year2011: 285 hours per year2012: 269 hours per year2013: 269 hours per year2014: 269 hours per year2015: 269 hours per year2016: 240 hours per year2017: 238 hours per year2018: 238 hours per year2019: 238 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Italy recorded 238 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Italy peaked at 340 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 238 hours per year, in 2017.

Italy ranks 65th 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 329.6 hours per year 314 hours per year 340 hours per year 5
2010s 260 hours per year 238 hours per year 285 hours per year 10

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  4. 66 Israel 234 hours per year compare
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  6. 68 Slovenia 233 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Italy?
Paying taxes: time in Italy was 238 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 340 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 238 hours per year in 2017.
How does Italy rank for paying taxes: time?
Italy ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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
Last refreshed

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.