Paying taxes: Time in United States
United States: Paying taxes: Time was 175 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in United States, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time in United States is 175 hours per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in United States peaked at 325 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 175 hours per year, in 2012.
United States ranks 111th of 187 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 269.8 hours per year | 187 hours per year | 325 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 177.4 hours per year | 175 hours per year | 187 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 109 Kenya 179.5 hours per year compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 177 hours per year compare
- 112 South Korea 174 hours per year compare
- 112 Malaysia 174 hours per year compare
- 112 Palestine 174 hours per year compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 35,363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in United States?
- Paying taxes: time in United States was 175 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 325 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 175 hours per year in 2012.
- How does United States rank for paying taxes: time?
- United States ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.