Paying taxes: Time in Mexico
Mexico: Paying taxes: Time was 240.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Mexico, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Mexico stood at 240.5 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Mexico peaked at 560 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 240.5 hours per year, in 2015.
That places Mexico 64th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 560 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 560 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 485 hours per year | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 548.85 hours per year | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 516.5 hours per year | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 404 hours per year | -21.8% |
| 2011 | 341 hours per year | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 311.5 hours per year | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 288.5 hours per year | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 288.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 240.5 hours per year | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 240.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 240.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 240.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 240.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 240.5 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 240.5 hours per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 534.07 hours per year | 485 hours per year | 560 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 283.6 hours per year | 240.5 hours per year | 404 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Mexico?
- Paying taxes: time in Mexico was 240.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 560 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.5 hours per year in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for paying taxes: time?
- Mexico ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.