Paying taxes: Time in Russia

Russia: Paying taxes: Time was 159 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
159 hours per year
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
125th
of 187 countries
All-time high
448 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
159 hours per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Russia, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 448 hours per year2006: 448 hours per year2007: 448 hours per year2008: 448 hours per year2009: 320 hours per year2010: 320 hours per year2011: 290 hours per year2012: 177 hours per year2013: 177 hours per year2014: 168 hours per year2015: 168 hours per year2016: 168 hours per year2017: 168 hours per year2018: 168 hours per year2019: 159 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Russia is 159 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Russia peaked at 448 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 159 hours per year, in 2019.

That places Russia 125th 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 422.4 hours per year 320 hours per year 448 hours per year 5
2010s 196.3 hours per year 159 hours per year 320 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 123 Romania 163 hours per year compare
  2. 123 Uruguay 163 hours per year compare
  3. 125 Azerbaijan 159 hours per year compare
  4. 125 Togo 159 hours per year compare
  5. 128 United Arab Emirates 158 hours per year compare
  6. 128 Zambia 158 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Russia?
Paying taxes: time in Russia was 159 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 448 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 159 hours per year in 2019.
How does Russia rank for paying taxes: time?
Russia ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia 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.