Paying taxes: Time in Palau
Palau: Paying taxes: Time was 52 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Palau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Palau recorded 52 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Palau peaked at 142 hours per year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52 hours per year, in 2017.
Palau ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Palau, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 128 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 128 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 142 hours per year | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 142 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 142 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 142 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 142 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52 hours per year | -63.4% |
| 2018 | 52 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52 hours per year | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 52 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 37% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 52 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 31% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128 hours per year | 128 hours per year | 128 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 112.2 hours per year | 52 hours per year | 142 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 181 Marshall Islands 56 hours per year compare
- 182 Luxembourg 55 hours per year compare
- 183 Brunei 52.5 hours per year compare
- 184 Bhutan 52 hours per year compare
- 184 San Marino 52 hours per year compare
- 187 Estonia 50 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Palau
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Palau?
- Paying taxes: time in Palau was 52 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 142 hours per year in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 hours per year in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for paying taxes: time?
- Palau ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.