Paying taxes: Time in Paraguay

Paraguay: Paying taxes: Time was 378 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
378 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 190 countries
All-time high
387 hours per year
in 2011
All-time low
311 hours per year
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Paraguay, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 328 hours per year2006: 328 hours per year2007: 328 hours per year2008: 328 hours per year2009: 328 hours per year2010: 311 hours per year2011: 387 hours per year2012: 387 hours per year2013: 384 hours per year2014: 378 hours per year2015: 378 hours per year2016: 378 hours per year2017: 378 hours per year2018: 378 hours per year2019: 378 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 378 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Paraguay peaked at 387 hours per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 311 hours per year, in 2010.

Paraguay ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Time in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Paraguay, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 328 hours per year —
2006 328 hours per year +0.0%
2007 328 hours per year +0.0%
2008 328 hours per year +0.0%
2009 328 hours per year +0.0%
2010 311 hours per year -5.2%
2011 387 hours per year +24.4%
2012 387 hours per year +0.0%
2013 384 hours per year -0.8%
2014 378 hours per year -1.6%
2015 378 hours per year +0.0%
2016 378 hours per year +0.0%
2017 378 hours per year +0.0%
2018 378 hours per year +0.0%
2019 378 hours per year +0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 378 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 378 hours per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 328 hours per year 328 hours per year 328 hours per year 5
2010s 373.7 hours per year 311 hours per year 387 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 18 Guinea 400 hours per year compare
  2. 19 Maldives 390.5 hours per year compare
  3. 20 Vietnam 384 hours per year compare
  4. 22 Nepal 377 hours per year compare
  5. 23 Egypt 370 hours per year compare
  6. 24 Laos 362 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Paraguay?
Paying taxes: time in Paraguay was 378 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 387 hours per year in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 311 hours per year in 2010.
How does Paraguay rank for paying taxes: time?
Paraguay ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.