Paying taxes: Time in Mozambique

Mozambique: Paying taxes: Time was 200 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
200 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
230 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
200 hours per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Mozambique, 2005–2019

0501001502002502005201220192005: 230 hours per year2006: 230 hours per year2007: 230 hours per year2008: 230 hours per year2009: 230 hours per year2010: 230 hours per year2011: 230 hours per year2012: 230 hours per year2013: 230 hours per year2014: 230 hours per year2015: 217 hours per year2016: 200 hours per year2017: 200 hours per year2018: 200 hours per year2019: 200 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Mozambique is 200 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Mozambique peaked at 230 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 200 hours per year, in 2016.

That places Mozambique 93rd out of 187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 230 hours per year 230 hours per year 230 hours per year 5
2010s 216.7 hours per year 200 hours per year 230 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 90 Honduras 203 hours per year compare
  2. 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 203 hours per year compare
  3. 92 Nicaragua 201 hours per year compare
  4. 93 Tonga 200 hours per year compare
  5. 95 Suriname 199 hours per year compare
  6. 96 Uganda 195 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Mozambique?
Paying taxes: time in Mozambique was 200 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 230 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 200 hours per year in 2016.
How does Mozambique rank for paying taxes: time?
Mozambique ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.