Paying taxes: Time in New Zealand
New Zealand: Paying taxes: Time was 140 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in New Zealand, 2005–2019
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 139th of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 172 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 172 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 152 hours per year | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 152 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 140 hours per year | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 140 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 140 hours per year | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 140 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 140 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
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 139th out of 190 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
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.