Paying taxes: Time in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Time was 158 hours per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time in Zambia stood at 158 hours per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Zambia peaked at 191 hours per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 158 hours per year, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 128th of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Time in Zambia, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 183 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 183 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 177 hours per year | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 191 hours per year | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 185.5 hours per year | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 158 hours per year | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 158 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 158 hours per year | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 158 hours per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 158 hours per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 183 hours per year | 183 hours per year | 183 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 175.95 hours per year | 158 hours per year | 191 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: time in Zambia was 158 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 191 hours per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 158 hours per year in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: time?
- Zambia ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.