Paying taxes: Time in South Sudan

South Sudan: Paying taxes: Time was 210 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
210 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 190 countries
All-time high
218 hours per year
in 2012
All-time low
210 hours per year
in 2015
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Paying taxes: Time in South Sudan, 2012–2019

0501001502002012201520192012: 218 hours per year2013: 218 hours per year2014: 218 hours per year2015: 210 hours per year2016: 210 hours per year2017: 210 hours per year2018: 210 hours per year2019: 210 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in South Sudan stood at 210 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% over ten years.

That places South Sudan 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in South Sudan, 2012 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2012 218 hours per year —
2013 218 hours per year +0.0%
2014 218 hours per year +0.0%
2015 210 hours per year -3.7%
2016 210 hours per year +0.0%
2017 210 hours per year +0.0%
2018 210 hours per year +0.0%
2019 210 hours per year +0.0%

South Sudan compared with similar countries

  • South Sudan's 210 hours per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 248 hours per year, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • South Sudan's 210 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 81 Eritrea 216 hours per year compare
  2. 81 Georgia 216 hours per year compare
  3. 81 Iran 216 hours per year compare
  4. 84 South Africa 210 hours per year compare
  5. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 210 hours per year compare
  6. 87 Papua New Guinea 207 hours per year compare
  7. 87 Tanzania 207 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in South Sudan?
Paying taxes: time in South Sudan was 210 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 218 hours per year in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 210 hours per year in 2015.
How does South Sudan rank for paying taxes: time?
South Sudan ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Sudan 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
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.