Paying taxes: Time in Slovakia

Slovakia: Paying taxes: Time was 192 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
192 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 190 countries
All-time high
325 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
188 hours per year
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Slovakia, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 325 hours per year2006: 325 hours per year2007: 325 hours per year2008: 325 hours per year2009: 257 hours per year2010: 257 hours per year2011: 231 hours per year2012: 207 hours per year2013: 207 hours per year2014: 207 hours per year2015: 188 hours per year2016: 192 hours per year2017: 192 hours per year2018: 192 hours per year2019: 192 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Slovakia is 192 hours per year, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Slovakia peaked at 325 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 188 hours per year, in 2015.

That places Slovakia 98th 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Slovakia, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 325 hours per year —
2006 325 hours per year +0.0%
2007 325 hours per year +0.0%
2008 325 hours per year +0.0%
2009 257 hours per year -20.9%
2010 257 hours per year +0.0%
2011 231 hours per year -10.1%
2012 207 hours per year -10.4%
2013 207 hours per year +0.0%
2014 207 hours per year +0.0%
2015 188 hours per year -9.2%
2016 192 hours per year +2.1%
2017 192 hours per year +0.0%
2018 192 hours per year +0.0%
2019 192 hours per year +0.0%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 192 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 192 hours per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 311.4 hours per year 257 hours per year 325 hours per year 5
2010s 206.5 hours per year 188 hours per year 257 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 95 Suriname 199 hours per year compare
  2. 96 Uganda 195 hours per year compare
  3. 97 Greece 193 hours per year compare
  4. 99 Indonesia 191 hours per year compare
  5. 100 Cote d'Ivoire 187 hours per year compare
  6. 101 Kazakhstan 186 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Slovakia?
Paying taxes: time in Slovakia was 192 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 325 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 188 hours per year in 2015.
How does Slovakia rank for paying taxes: time?
Slovakia ranks 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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.