Paying taxes: Time in Japan

Japan: Paying taxes: Time was 128.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
128.5 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 187 countries
All-time high
231.5 hours per year
in 2008
All-time low
128.5 hours per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Japan, 2005–2019

0501001502002502005201220192005: 191.5 hours per year2006: 226.5 hours per year2007: 226.5 hours per year2008: 231.5 hours per year2009: 231.5 hours per year2010: 223.5 hours per year2011: 198.5 hours per year2012: 198.5 hours per year2013: 198.5 hours per year2014: 198.5 hours per year2015: 181.5 hours per year2016: 128.5 hours per year2017: 128.5 hours per year2018: 128.5 hours per year2019: 128.5 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Japan is 128.5 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Japan peaked at 231.5 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 128.5 hours per year, in 2016.

That places Japan 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 221.5 hours per year 191.5 hours per year 231.5 hours per year 5
2010s 171.3 hours per year 128.5 hours per year 223.5 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 148 Austria 131 hours per year compare
  2. 148 Canada 131 hours per year compare
  3. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  4. 152 Micronesia (country) 128 hours per year compare
  5. 153 Eswatini 122 hours per year compare
  6. 153 Sweden 122 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More reference data data for Japan

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Japan?
Paying taxes: time in Japan was 128.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 231.5 hours per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 128.5 hours per year in 2016.
How does Japan rank for paying taxes: time?
Japan ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Japan 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.