Paying taxes: Time in Netherlands
Netherlands: Paying taxes: Time was 119 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Netherlands, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Netherlands is 119 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Netherlands peaked at 250 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 119 hours per year, in 2016.
That places Netherlands 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204.8 hours per year | 164 hours per year | 250 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 121.5 hours per year | 119 hours per year | 131 hours per year | 10 |
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More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Netherlands?
- Paying taxes: time in Netherlands was 119 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 250 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 119 hours per year in 2016.
- How does Netherlands rank for paying taxes: time?
- Netherlands ranks 158th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.