Paying taxes: Time in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Paying taxes: Time was 174 hours per year in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
174 hours per year
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
112th
of 189 countries
All-time high
174 hours per year
in 2019
All-time low
162 hours per year
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time in Palestine, State of, 2005–2019

0501001502005201220192005: 170 hours per year2006: 170 hours per year2007: 170 hours per year2008: 170 hours per year2009: 170 hours per year2010: 170 hours per year2011: 170 hours per year2012: 170 hours per year2013: 170 hours per year2014: 162 hours per year2015: 162 hours per year2016: 162 hours per year2017: 162 hours per year2018: 168 hours per year2019: 174 hours per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 174 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Palestine, State of peaked at 174 hours per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 162 hours per year, in 2014.

That places Palestine, State of 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 170 hours per year 170 hours per year 170 hours per year 5
2010s 167 hours per year 162 hours per year 174 hours per year 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 109 Kenya 179.5 hours per year compare
  2. 110 Antigua and Barbuda 177 hours per year compare
  3. 111 United States 175 hours per year compare
  4. 112 Korea, Republic of 174 hours per year compare
  5. 112 Malaysia 174 hours per year compare
  6. 115 Cambodia 173 hours per year compare

See the full ranking of 189 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time in Palestine, State of?
Paying taxes: time in Palestine, State of was 174 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 174 hours per year in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 162 hours per year in 2014.
How does Palestine, State of rank for paying taxes: time?
Palestine, State of ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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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.