Paying taxes: Time in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Time was 207 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
207 hours per year
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
87th
of 187 countries
All-time high
209 hours per year
in 2014
All-time low
193.5 hours per year
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 205.5 hours per year2006: 205.5 hours per year2007: 205.5 hours per year2008: 193.5 hours per year2009: 193.5 hours per year2010: 194 hours per year2011: 194 hours per year2012: 207 hours per year2013: 207 hours per year2014: 209 hours per year2015: 209 hours per year2016: 209 hours per year2017: 199 hours per year2018: 203 hours per year2019: 207 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Papua New Guinea is 207 hours per year, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Papua New Guinea peaked at 209 hours per year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 193.5 hours per year, in 2008.

That places Papua New Guinea 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 200.7 hours per year 193.5 hours per year 205.5 hours per year 5
2010s 203.8 hours per year 194 hours per year 209 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 84 South Africa 210 hours per year compare
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  3. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 210 hours per year compare
  4. 87 Tanzania 207 hours per year compare
  5. 89 Croatia 206 hours per year compare
  6. 90 Honduras 203 hours per year compare
  7. 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 203 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: time in Papua New Guinea was 207 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 209 hours per year in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 193.5 hours per year in 2008.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: time?
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.