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 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
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 |
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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 178th out of 187 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.