Paying taxes: Time in Singapore
Singapore: Paying taxes: Time was 64 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Singapore is 64 hours per year, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Singapore peaked at 85.5 hours per year in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49 hours per year, in 2005.
Singapore ranks 179th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Singapore, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 49 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 49 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 hours per year | +71.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5 hours per year | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 85.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.5 hours per year | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 83.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.5 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.5 hours per year | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 64 hours per year | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 64 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 hours per year | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 64 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 45% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 64 hours per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3 hours per year | 49 hours per year | 85.5 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.35 hours per year | 64 hours per year | 85.5 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 176 Norway 79 hours per year compare
- 177 Djibouti 76 hours per year compare
- 178 Oman 68 hours per year compare
- 180 Switzerland 63 hours per year compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 56 hours per year compare
- 182 Luxembourg 55 hours per year compare
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Singapore?
- Paying taxes: time in Singapore was 64 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5 hours per year in 2009.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 hours per year in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for paying taxes: time?
- Singapore ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.