What is paying taxes: time in Libya?

Paying taxes: time in Libya was 889 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 889 hours per year in 2012.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 889 hours per year in 2012.

How does Libya rank for paying taxes: time?

Libya ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Libya 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.

Paying taxes: Time in Libya

Name: Paying taxes: Time in Libya
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Libya: Paying taxes: Time was 889 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

889 hours per year

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

4th

of 187 countries

All-time high

889 hours per year

in 2012

All-time low

889 hours per year

in 2012

Years of data

2012–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Libya, 2012–2019

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Libya recorded 889 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Libya ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Libya

1 Brazil 1,501 hours per year compare
2 Bolivia 1,025 hours per year compare
3 Venezuela 920 hours per year compare
5 Chad 834 hours per year compare
6 Ecuador 664 hours per year compare
7 Gabon 632 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Libya?: Paying taxes: time in Libya was 889 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 889 hours per year in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 889 hours per year in 2012.
How does Libya rank for paying taxes: time?: Libya ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Libya 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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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit: hours per year
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.