Paying taxes: Time in Netherlands

Netherlands: Paying taxes: Time was 119 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
119 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 187 countries
All-time high
250 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
119 hours per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Netherlands, 2005–2019

0501001502002502005201220192005: 250 hours per year2006: 250 hours per year2007: 180 hours per year2008: 180 hours per year2009: 164 hours per year2010: 131 hours per year2011: 124 hours per year2012: 124 hours per year2013: 120 hours per year2014: 120 hours per year2015: 120 hours per year2016: 119 hours per year2017: 119 hours per year2018: 119 hours per year2019: 119 hours per year

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 155 Botswana 120 hours per year compare
  2. 155 Vanuatu 120 hours per year compare
  3. 157 Cyprus 119.5 hours per year compare
  4. 158 North Macedonia 119 hours per year compare
  5. 160 Dominica 117 hours per year compare
  6. 161 United Kingdom 114 hours per year compare

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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

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.