Paying taxes: Time in Latvia
Latvia: Paying taxes: Time was 168.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Latvia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 168.5 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 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Latvia peaked at 280 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 168.5 hours per year, in 2016.
Latvia ranks 120th of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Latvia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 280 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 280 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 239 hours per year | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 239 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 239 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 253 hours per year | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 250 hours per year | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 224 hours per year | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 224 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 193 hours per year | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 193 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 168.5 hours per year | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 168.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 168.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 168.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 168.5 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 168.5 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255.4 hours per year | 239 hours per year | 280 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 201.1 hours per year | 168.5 hours per year | 253 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Latvia?
- Paying taxes: time in Latvia was 168.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 280 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.5 hours per year in 2016.
- How does Latvia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Latvia ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.