Paying taxes: Time in Switzerland

Switzerland: Paying taxes: Time was 63 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 187 countries
All-time high
63 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
63 hours per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Switzerland, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 63 hours per year2006: 63 hours per year2007: 63 hours per year2008: 63 hours per year2009: 63 hours per year2010: 63 hours per year2011: 63 hours per year2012: 63 hours per year2013: 63 hours per year2014: 63 hours per year2015: 63 hours per year2016: 63 hours per year2017: 63 hours per year2018: 63 hours per year2019: 63 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in Switzerland is 63 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Switzerland peaked at 63 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63 hours per year, in 2005.

That places Switzerland 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63 hours per year 63 hours per year 63 hours per year 5
2010s 63 hours per year 63 hours per year 63 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 174 Norway 79 hours per year compare
  2. 175 Oman 68 hours per year compare
  3. 176 Singapore 64 hours per year compare
  4. 178 Marshall Islands 56 hours per year compare
  5. 179 Luxembourg 55 hours per year compare
  6. 180 Brunei 52.5 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Switzerland?
Paying taxes: time in Switzerland was 63 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 63 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 63 hours per year in 2005.
How does Switzerland rank for paying taxes: time?
Switzerland ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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.