Paying taxes: Time in Japan
Japan: Paying taxes: Time was 128.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Japan, 2005–2019
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 153rd out of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Japan, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 191.5 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 226.5 hours per year | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 226.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 231.5 hours per year | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 231.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 223.5 hours per year | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 198.5 hours per year | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 198.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 198.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 198.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 181.5 hours per year | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 128.5 hours per year | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 128.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 128.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 128.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 128.5 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 128.5 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
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 153rd out of 190 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
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.