Paying taxes: Time in South Africa
South Africa: Paying taxes: Time was 210 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in South Africa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 210 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in South Africa peaked at 346 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 196 hours per year, in 2008.
That places South Africa 84th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 286 hours per year | 196 hours per year | 346 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 201.8 hours per year | 196 hours per year | 210 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 81 Eritrea 216 hours per year compare
- 81 Georgia 216 hours per year compare
- 81 Iran, Islamic Rep. 216 hours per year compare
- 84 South Sudan 210 hours per year compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 210 hours per year compare
- 87 Papua New Guinea 207 hours per year compare
- 87 Tanzania 207 hours per year compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in South Africa?
- Paying taxes: time in South Africa was 210 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 346 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 196 hours per year in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: time?
- South Africa ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.