Paying taxes: Time in Liberia
Liberia: Paying taxes: Time was 139.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Liberia, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Liberia is 139.5 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Liberia peaked at 150.5 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 139.5 hours per year, in 2015.
That places Liberia 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Liberia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 150 hours per year | — |
| 2007 | 150 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 150 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 150 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 150 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 150.5 hours per year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 150.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 143 hours per year | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 143 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 139.5 hours per year | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 139.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 139.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 139.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 139.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 139.5 hours per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 139.5 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150 hours per year | 150 hours per year | 150 hours per year | 4 |
| 2010s | 143.45 hours per year | 139.5 hours per year | 150.5 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Liberia?
- Paying taxes: time in Liberia was 139.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 150.5 hours per year in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.5 hours per year in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Liberia ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.