Paying taxes: Time in Micronesia (country)

Micronesia (country): Paying taxes: Time was 128 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
128 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 190 countries
All-time high
128 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
128 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Micronesia (country), 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 128 hours per year2006: 128 hours per year2007: 128 hours per year2008: 128 hours per year2009: 128 hours per year2010: 128 hours per year2011: 128 hours per year2012: 128 hours per year2013: 128 hours per year2014: 128 hours per year2015: 128 hours per year2016: 128 hours per year2017: 128 hours per year2018: 128 hours per year2019: 128 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Micronesia (country) stood at 128 hours per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Micronesia (country) peaked at 128 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 128 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Micronesia (country) 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes: Time in Micronesia (country), year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Micronesia (country), 2005 to 2019.
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 128 hours per year +0.0%
2015 128 hours per year +0.0%
2016 128 hours per year +0.0%
2017 128 hours per year +0.0%
2018 128 hours per year +0.0%
2019 128 hours per year +0.0%

Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries

  • Micronesia (country)'s 128 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Micronesia (country)'s 128 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 128 hours per year 128 hours per year 128 hours per year 5
2010s 128 hours per year 128 hours per year 128 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

  1. 152 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  2. 153 Japan 128.5 hours per year compare
  3. 155 Eswatini 122 hours per year compare
  4. 155 Sweden 122 hours per year compare
  5. 157 Botswana 120 hours per year compare
  6. 157 Vanuatu 120 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Micronesia (country)?
Paying taxes: time in Micronesia (country) was 128 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The highest recorded value was 128 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Micronesia (country)?
The lowest recorded value was 128 hours per year in 2005.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for paying taxes: time?
Micronesia (country) ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Micronesia (country) 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
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.