Paying taxes: Time in Jordan
Jordan: Paying taxes: Time was 96.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Jordan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Jordan is 96.5 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Jordan peaked at 145 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 96.5 hours per year, in 2019.
That places Jordan 169th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 136 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 136 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 136 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 136 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 136 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 136 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 145 hours per year | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 145 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 145 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 145 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 145 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 145 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 128.5 hours per year | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 126.75 hours per year | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.5 hours per year | -23.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 96.5 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 45% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 96.5 hours per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 55% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136 hours per year | 136 hours per year | 136 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 135.78 hours per year | 96.5 hours per year | 145 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More reference data data for Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Jordan?
- Paying taxes: time in Jordan was 96.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 145 hours per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Jordan rank for paying taxes: time?
- Jordan ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.