Paying taxes: Time in Mauritius
Mauritius: Paying taxes: Time was 140 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Mauritius, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Mauritius is 140 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Mauritius peaked at 161 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 140 hours per year, in 2019.
That places Mauritius 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 161 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 161 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 152 hours per year | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 140 hours per year | -7.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 140 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 140 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 | 161 hours per year | 161 hours per year | 161 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 153.5 hours per year | 140 hours per year | 161 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Mauritius?
- Paying taxes: time in Mauritius was 140 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 161 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for paying taxes: time?
- Mauritius ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.