Paying taxes: Time in Philippines

Philippines: Paying taxes: Time was 171 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
171 hours per year
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
116th
of 187 countries
All-time high
195 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
171 hours per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Philippines, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 195 hours per year2006: 195 hours per year2007: 195 hours per year2008: 195 hours per year2009: 195 hours per year2010: 195 hours per year2011: 195 hours per year2012: 193 hours per year2013: 193 hours per year2014: 193 hours per year2015: 191 hours per year2016: 185.6 hours per year2017: 182 hours per year2018: 181 hours per year2019: 171 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Philippines is 171 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Philippines peaked at 195 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 171 hours per year, in 2019.

That places Philippines 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 195 hours per year 195 hours per year 195 hours per year 5
2010s 187.95 hours per year 171 hours per year 195 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 115 Cambodia 173 hours per year compare
  2. 117 Belarus 170 hours per year compare
  3. 117 Turkey 170 hours per year compare
  4. 119 Malawi 169 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Philippines?
Paying taxes: time in Philippines was 171 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 195 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 171 hours per year in 2019.
How does Philippines rank for paying taxes: time?
Philippines ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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.