Paying taxes: Time in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Time was 424 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
424 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 187 countries
All-time high
424 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
424 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2019

01002003004002005201220192005: 424 hours per year2006: 424 hours per year2007: 424 hours per year2008: 424 hours per year2009: 424 hours per year2010: 424 hours per year2011: 424 hours per year2012: 424 hours per year2013: 424 hours per year2014: 424 hours per year2015: 424 hours per year2016: 424 hours per year2017: 424 hours per year2018: 424 hours per year2019: 424 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 424 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 424 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 424 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 424 hours per year 424 hours per year 424 hours per year 5
2010s 424 hours per year 424 hours per year 424 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 12 Bulgaria 441 hours per year compare
  2. 13 Bangladesh 435 hours per year compare
  3. 15 Senegal 416 hours per year compare
  4. 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 411 hours per year compare
  5. 17 Panama 408 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Sao Tome and Principe?
Paying taxes: time in Sao Tome and Principe was 424 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 424 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 424 hours per year in 2005.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for paying taxes: time?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.