Paying taxes: Time in Seychelles

Seychelles: Paying taxes: Time was 85 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
85 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
88 hours per year
in 2014
All-time low
76 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Seychelles, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 76 hours per year2006: 76 hours per year2007: 76 hours per year2008: 76 hours per year2009: 76 hours per year2010: 76 hours per year2011: 76 hours per year2012: 76 hours per year2013: 76 hours per year2014: 88 hours per year2015: 85 hours per year2016: 85 hours per year2017: 85 hours per year2018: 85 hours per year2019: 85 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Seychelles is 85 hours per year, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Seychelles peaked at 88 hours per year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Seychelles 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Time in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Seychelles, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 76 hours per year —
2006 76 hours per year +0.0%
2007 76 hours per year +0.0%
2008 76 hours per year +0.0%
2009 76 hours per year +0.0%
2010 76 hours per year +0.0%
2011 76 hours per year +0.0%
2012 76 hours per year +0.0%
2013 76 hours per year +0.0%
2014 88 hours per year +15.8%
2015 85 hours per year -3.4%
2016 85 hours per year +0.0%
2017 85 hours per year +0.0%
2018 85 hours per year +0.0%
2019 85 hours per year +0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 85 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 85 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76 hours per year 76 hours per year 76 hours per year 5
2010s 81.7 hours per year 76 hours per year 88 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 170 Lithuania 95 hours per year compare
  2. 171 Rwanda 90.5 hours per year compare
  3. 172 Finland 90 hours per year compare
  4. 174 Ireland 81.5 hours per year compare
  5. 175 Solomon Islands 80 hours per year compare
  6. 176 Norway 79 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Seychelles?
Paying taxes: time in Seychelles was 85 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 88 hours per year in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 76 hours per year in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for paying taxes: time?
Seychelles ranks 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.