Paying taxes: Time in Vietnam
Vietnam: Paying taxes: Time was 384 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Vietnam, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Vietnam stood at 384 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Vietnam peaked at 1,050 hours per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 384 hours per year, in 2019.
Vietnam ranks 20th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,050 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 1,050 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,050 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,050 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,050 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 941 hours per year | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 941 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 872 hours per year | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 872 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 872 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 770 hours per year | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 540 hours per year | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 498 hours per year | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 498 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 384 hours per year | -22.9% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 384 hours per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 213 hours per year, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 384 hours per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 169.5 hours per year, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,050 hours per year | 1,050 hours per year | 1,050 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 718.8 hours per year | 384 hours per year | 941 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Vietnam?
- Paying taxes: time in Vietnam was 384 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1,050 hours per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 384 hours per year in 2019.
- How does Vietnam rank for paying taxes: time?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.