Paying taxes: Time in Sweden

Sweden: Paying taxes: Time was 122 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
122 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
122 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
122 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Sweden, 2005–2019

02550751001252005201220192005: 122 hours per year2006: 122 hours per year2007: 122 hours per year2008: 122 hours per year2009: 122 hours per year2010: 122 hours per year2011: 122 hours per year2012: 122 hours per year2013: 122 hours per year2014: 122 hours per year2015: 122 hours per year2016: 122 hours per year2017: 122 hours per year2018: 122 hours per year2019: 122 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 122 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Sweden peaked at 122 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 122 hours per year, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 153rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 122 hours per year 122 hours per year 122 hours per year 5
2010s 122 hours per year 122 hours per year 122 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 150 Sri Lanka 129 hours per year compare
  2. 151 Japan 128.5 hours per year compare
  3. 152 Micronesia (country) 128 hours per year compare
  4. 153 Eswatini 122 hours per year compare
  5. 155 Botswana 120 hours per year compare
  6. 155 Vanuatu 120 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Sweden?
Paying taxes: time in Sweden was 122 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 122 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 122 hours per year in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: time?
Sweden ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.