Paying taxes: Time in Spain
Spain: Paying taxes: Time was 143 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Spain, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Spain stood at 143 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Spain peaked at 298 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 143 hours per year, in 2019.
That places Spain 136th 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 | 268.2 hours per year | 213 hours per year | 298 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 163.75 hours per year | 143 hours per year | 197 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Spain?
- Paying taxes: time in Spain was 143 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 298 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Spain rank for paying taxes: time?
- Spain ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.