Paying taxes: Time in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time was 114 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in United Kingdom, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in United Kingdom stood at 114 hours per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in United Kingdom peaked at 114 hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100 hours per year, in 2005.
United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 100 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 105 hours per year | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 105 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 114 hours per year | +8.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 114 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 81% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 114 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 67% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101 hours per year | 100 hours per year | 105 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 105.9 hours per year | 105 hours per year | 114 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 160 Netherlands 119 hours per year compare
- 160 North Macedonia 119 hours per year compare
- 162 Dominica 117 hours per year compare
- 164 Saint Lucia 110 hours per year compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 108 hours per year compare
- 166 Australia 105 hours per year compare
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in United Kingdom?
- Paying taxes: time in United Kingdom was 114 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 114 hours per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 hours per year in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes: time?
- United Kingdom ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.