Paying taxes: Time in Nigeria
Nigeria: Paying taxes: Time was 343.37 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Nigeria, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Nigeria stood at 343.37 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Nigeria peaked at 614 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 343.37 hours per year, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 26th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 614 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 614 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 614 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 432 hours per year | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 432 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 432 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 432 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 450 hours per year | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 429.42 hours per year | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 429.42 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 429.42 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 429.42 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 360.37 hours per year | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 347.37 hours per year | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 343.37 hours per year | -1.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 343.37 hours per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 343.37 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 541.2 hours per year | 432 hours per year | 614 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 408.28 hours per year | 343.37 hours per year | 450 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Nigeria?
- Paying taxes: time in Nigeria was 343.37 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 614 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 343.37 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for paying taxes: time?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.