Paying taxes: Time in Kosovo
Kosovo: Paying taxes: Time was 153.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Kosovo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Kosovo recorded 153.5 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Kosovo peaked at 164 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 153.5 hours per year, in 2018.
Kosovo ranks 132nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 163 hours per year | — |
| 2010 | 163 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 164 hours per year | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 164 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 161.5 hours per year | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 155 hours per year | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 155 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 155 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 155 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 153.5 hours per year | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 153.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 153.5 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 72% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 153.5 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 163 hours per year | 163 hours per year | 163 hours per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 157.95 hours per year | 153.5 hours per year | 164 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 130 Bahamas 155 hours per year compare
- 130 Morocco 155 hours per year compare
- 132 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 153.5 hours per year compare
- 134 Saudi Arabia 152 hours per year compare
- 135 Costa Rica 151 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Kosovo
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.86 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 60.4 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Kosovo?
- Paying taxes: time in Kosovo was 153.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 164 hours per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 153.5 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Kosovo rank for paying taxes: time?
- Kosovo ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.