Paying taxes: Time in Poland
Poland: Paying taxes: Time was 334 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Poland, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Poland stood at 334 hours per year.
That represents a change of down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Poland peaked at 420 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 258 hours per year, in 2017.
Poland ranks 29th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Poland, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 420 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 420 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 420 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 420 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 397 hours per year | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 325 hours per year | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 296 hours per year | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 286 hours per year | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 286 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 286 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 269 hours per year | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 269 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 258 hours per year | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 334 hours per year | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 334 hours per year | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 334 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 334 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +29.5% | 258 hours per year | 334 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 415.4 hours per year | 397 hours per year | 420 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 294.3 hours per year | 258 hours per year | 334 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Poland?
- Paying taxes: time in Poland was 334 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 420 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 258 hours per year in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for paying taxes: time?
- Poland ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.