Paying taxes: Time in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Paying taxes: Time was 56 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Marshall Islands, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Marshall Islands is 56 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Marshall Islands peaked at 128 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56 hours per year, in 2016.
Marshall Islands ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 128 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 120 hours per year | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 120 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56 hours per year | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 56 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56 hours per year | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 56 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 26% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 56 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 33% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128 hours per year | 128 hours per year | 128 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.6 hours per year | 56 hours per year | 128 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 178 Oman 68 hours per year compare
- 179 Singapore 64 hours per year compare
- 180 Switzerland 63 hours per year compare
- 182 Luxembourg 55 hours per year compare
- 183 Brunei 52.5 hours per year compare
- 184 Bhutan 52 hours per year compare
- 184 Palau 52 hours per year compare
- 184 San Marino 52 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Marshall Islands?
- Paying taxes: time in Marshall Islands was 56 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 128 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 hours per year in 2016.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for paying taxes: time?
- Marshall Islands ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.