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Paying taxes: Time in New Zealand

New Zealand: Paying taxes: Time was 140 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
140 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 187 countries
All-time high
172 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
140 hours per year
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in New Zealand, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 172 hours per year2006: 172 hours per year2007: 172 hours per year2008: 172 hours per year2009: 172 hours per year2010: 172 hours per year2011: 172 hours per year2012: 152 hours per year2013: 152 hours per year2014: 152 hours per year2015: 152 hours per year2016: 152 hours per year2017: 140 hours per year2018: 140 hours per year2019: 140 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in New Zealand is 140 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in New Zealand peaked at 172 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 140 hours per year, in 2017.

New Zealand ranks 137th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 172 hours per year 172 hours per year 172 hours per year 5
2010s 152.4 hours per year 140 hours per year 172 hours per year 10

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  5. 137 Iceland 140 hours per year compare
  6. 137 Mauritius 140 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in New Zealand?
Paying taxes: time in New Zealand was 140 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 172 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 140 hours per year in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for paying taxes: time?
New Zealand ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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.