Paying taxes: Time in Pakistan
Pakistan: Paying taxes: Time was 283 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Pakistan is 283 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Pakistan peaked at 311.5 hours per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 283 hours per year, in 2019.
Pakistan ranks 41st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 307 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 307 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 311.5 hours per year | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 311.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 293.5 hours per year | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 283 hours per year | -3.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 283 hours per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 283 hours per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 307 hours per year | 307 hours per year | 307 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 304.15 hours per year | 283 hours per year | 311.5 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Pakistan?
- Paying taxes: time in Pakistan was 283 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 311.5 hours per year in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 283 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for paying taxes: time?
- Pakistan ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.