Paying taxes: Time in Samoa

Samoa: Paying taxes: Time was 224 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
224 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 187 countries
All-time high
224 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
224 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Samoa, 2005–2019

0501001502002005201220192005: 224 hours per year2006: 224 hours per year2007: 224 hours per year2008: 224 hours per year2009: 224 hours per year2010: 224 hours per year2011: 224 hours per year2012: 224 hours per year2013: 224 hours per year2014: 224 hours per year2015: 224 hours per year2016: 224 hours per year2017: 224 hours per year2018: 224 hours per year2019: 224 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 224 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Samoa peaked at 224 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 224 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Samoa 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 224 hours per year 224 hours per year 224 hours per year 5
2010s 224 hours per year 224 hours per year 224 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 71 Thailand 229 hours per year compare
  2. 72 Ghana 226 hours per year compare
  3. 73 Serbia 225.5 hours per year compare
  4. 74 Tajikistan 224 hours per year compare
  5. 76 Taiwan 221 hours per year compare
  6. 77 Kyrgyzstan 220 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Samoa?
Paying taxes: time in Samoa was 224 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 224 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 224 hours per year in 2005.
How does Samoa rank for paying taxes: time?
Samoa ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa 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.