Paying taxes: Time in Serbia
Serbia: Paying taxes: Time was 225.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Serbia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Serbia stood at 225.5 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Serbia peaked at 279 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 225.5 hours per year, in 2016.
That places Serbia 73rd 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 279 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 279 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 244.25 hours per year | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 225.5 hours per year | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 225.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 225.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 225.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 225.5 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 225.5 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 279 hours per year | 279 hours per year | 279 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 254.12 hours per year | 225.5 hours per year | 279 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Serbia?
- Paying taxes: time in Serbia was 225.5 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 279 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.5 hours per year in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Serbia ranks 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.