Paying taxes: Time in Serbia

Serbia: Paying taxes: Time was 225.5 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
225.5 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
279 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
225.5 hours per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Serbia, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 279 hours per year2006: 279 hours per year2007: 279 hours per year2008: 279 hours per year2009: 279 hours per year2010: 279 hours per year2011: 279 hours per year2012: 279 hours per year2013: 279 hours per year2014: 279 hours per year2015: 244.2 hours per year2016: 225.5 hours per year2017: 225.5 hours per year2018: 225.5 hours per year2019: 225.5 hours per year

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 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 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

  1. 70 Czechia 230 hours per year compare
  2. 71 Thailand 229 hours per year compare
  3. 72 Ghana 226 hours per year compare
  4. 74 Samoa 224 hours per year compare
  5. 74 Tajikistan 224 hours per year compare
  6. 76 Taiwan 221 hours per year compare

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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 187 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

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.