Paying taxes: Time in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Paying taxes: Time was 201 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Nicaragua, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 201 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Nicaragua peaked at 240 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 201 hours per year, in 2016.
Nicaragua ranks 92nd 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 240 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 240 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 240 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 240 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 240 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 222 hours per year | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 207 hours per year | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 207 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 207 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 207 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 207 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 201 hours per year | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 201 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 201 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 201 hours per year | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 201 hours per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 201 hours per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240 hours per year | 240 hours per year | 240 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 206.1 hours per year | 201 hours per year | 222 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Nicaragua?
- Paying taxes: time in Nicaragua was 201 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 240 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 hours per year in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for paying taxes: time?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.