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Paying taxes: Time in Nepal

Nepal: Paying taxes: Time was 377 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
377 hours per year
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
22nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
408 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
326 hours per year
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Nepal, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 408 hours per year2006: 408 hours per year2007: 408 hours per year2008: 408 hours per year2009: 338 hours per year2010: 338 hours per year2011: 326 hours per year2012: 326 hours per year2013: 334 hours per year2014: 334 hours per year2015: 334 hours per year2016: 339 hours per year2017: 339 hours per year2018: 353 hours per year2019: 377 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 377 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Nepal peaked at 408 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 326 hours per year, in 2011.

That places Nepal 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 394 hours per year 338 hours per year 408 hours per year 5
2010s 340 hours per year 326 hours per year 377 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 19 Maldives 390.5 hours per year compare
  2. 20 Vietnam 384 hours per year compare
  3. 21 Paraguay 378 hours per year compare
  4. 23 Egypt 370 hours per year compare
  5. 24 Laos 362 hours per year compare
  6. 25 Democratic Republic of Congo 346 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Nepal?
Paying taxes: time in Nepal was 377 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 408 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 326 hours per year in 2011.
How does Nepal rank for paying taxes: time?
Nepal ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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.