Paying taxes: Time in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes: Time was 158 hours per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time in United Arab Emirates, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 158 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1,216.7% on the previous year and up 1,216.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in United Arab Emirates peaked at 158 hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12 hours per year, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Time in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 158 hours per year | +1216.7% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 158 hours per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 158 hours per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 174 hours per year, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 hours per year | 12 hours per year | 12 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.6 hours per year | 12 hours per year | 158 hours per year | 10 |
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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in United Arab Emirates?
- Paying taxes: time in United Arab Emirates was 158 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 158 hours per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 hours per year in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for paying taxes: time?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,216.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.