Paying taxes: Time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Paying taxes: Time was 108 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 190 countries
All-time high
116.75 hours per year
in 2008
All-time low
76 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005–2019

02550751001252005201220192005: 76 hours per year2006: 76 hours per year2007: 76 hours per year2008: 116.8 hours per year2009: 110.8 hours per year2010: 111 hours per year2011: 111 hours per year2012: 111 hours per year2013: 108 hours per year2014: 108 hours per year2015: 108 hours per year2016: 108 hours per year2017: 108 hours per year2018: 108 hours per year2019: 108 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 108 hours per year.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 116.75 hours per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 76 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2005 to 2019.
Year hours per year Change
2005 76 hours per year —
2006 76 hours per year +0.0%
2007 76 hours per year +0.0%
2008 116.75 hours per year +53.6%
2009 110.75 hours per year -5.1%
2010 111 hours per year +0.2%
2011 111 hours per year +0.0%
2012 111 hours per year +0.0%
2013 108 hours per year -2.7%
2014 108 hours per year +0.0%
2015 108 hours per year +0.0%
2016 108 hours per year +0.0%
2017 108 hours per year +0.0%
2018 108 hours per year +0.0%
2019 108 hours per year +0.0%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 108 hours per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 51% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 108 hours per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218 hours per year, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.1 hours per year 76 hours per year 116.75 hours per year 5
2010s 108.9 hours per year 108 hours per year 111 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 162 Dominica 117 hours per year compare
  2. 163 United Kingdom 114 hours per year compare
  3. 164 Saint Lucia 110 hours per year compare
  4. 166 Australia 105 hours per year compare
  5. 167 Comoros 100 hours per year compare
  6. 168 Kuwait 98 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Paying taxes: time in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 108 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 116.75 hours per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 76 hours per year in 2005.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for paying taxes: time?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.