Paying taxes: Time in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Time was 152 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 152 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 375.0% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Saudi Arabia peaked at 152 hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32 hours per year, in 2018.
That places Saudi Arabia 134th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 79 hours per year | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72 hours per year | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 72 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 hours per year | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 57 hours per year | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 60 hours per year | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 40 hours per year | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 32 hours per year | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 152 hours per year | +375.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 152 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 152 hours per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Time in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +375.0% | 32 hours per year | 152 hours per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77 hours per year | 69 hours per year | 79 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.7 hours per year | 32 hours per year | 152 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 132 Kosovo 153.5 hours per year compare
- 132 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 153.5 hours per year compare
- 135 Costa Rica 151 hours per year compare
- 136 Belize 147 hours per year compare
- 137 Tunisia 144 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Saudi Arabia?
- Paying taxes: time in Saudi Arabia was 152 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 152 hours per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.