Paying taxes: Time in Thailand
Thailand: Paying taxes: Time was 229 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Thailand, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Thailand stood at 229 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Thailand peaked at 264 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 229 hours per year, in 2018.
Thailand ranks 71st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Thailand, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 264 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 264 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 262 hours per year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 262 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 229 hours per year | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 229 hours per year | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 229 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 229 hours per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264 hours per year | 264 hours per year | 264 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 256.6 hours per year | 229 hours per year | 264 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Thailand?
- Paying taxes: time in Thailand was 229 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 264 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 229 hours per year in 2018.
- How does Thailand rank for paying taxes: time?
- Thailand ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.