Paying taxes: Time in Italy
Italy: Paying taxes: Time was 238 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Italy, 2005–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
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
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.