Paying taxes: Time in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Paying taxes: Time was 129 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Sri Lanka is 129 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Sri Lanka peaked at 262 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 129 hours per year, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 262 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 260 hours per year | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 215.5 hours per year | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 173 hours per year | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 173 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 168 hours per year | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 162 hours per year | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 129 hours per year | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 129 hours per year | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 129 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 129 hours per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 314.44 hours per year, 41% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262 hours per year | 262 hours per year | 262 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 193.35 hours per year | 129 hours per year | 262 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Sri Lanka?
- Paying taxes: time in Sri Lanka was 129 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 262 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for paying taxes: time?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.