Paying taxes: Time in Philippines
Philippines: Paying taxes: Time was 171 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Philippines, 2005–2019
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 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Philippines, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 195 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 195 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 193 hours per year | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 193 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 193 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 191 hours per year | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 185.55 hours per year | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 182 hours per year | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 181 hours per year | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 171 hours per year | -5.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 171 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 171 hours per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
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 190 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
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.