Paying taxes: Time in Taiwan

Taiwan: Paying taxes: Time was 221 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
221 hours per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 187 countries
All-time high
340 hours per year
in 2005
All-time low
221 hours per year
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Taiwan, 2005–2019

01002003002005201220192005: 340 hours per year2006: 340 hours per year2007: 340 hours per year2008: 340 hours per year2009: 280.5 hours per year2010: 269 hours per year2011: 245 hours per year2012: 221 hours per year2013: 221 hours per year2014: 221 hours per year2015: 221 hours per year2016: 221 hours per year2017: 221 hours per year2018: 221 hours per year2019: 221 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 221 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Taiwan peaked at 340 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 221 hours per year, in 2012.

That places Taiwan 76th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 328.1 hours per year 280.5 hours per year 340 hours per year 5
2010s 228.2 hours per year 221 hours per year 269 hours per year 10

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  4. 77 Kyrgyzstan 220 hours per year compare
  5. 78 Germany 218 hours per year compare
  6. 78 Guinea-Bissau 218 hours per year compare
  7. 78 Puerto Rico 218 hours per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Taiwan?
Paying taxes: time in Taiwan was 221 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 340 hours per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 221 hours per year in 2012.
How does Taiwan rank for paying taxes: time?
Taiwan ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan 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.