Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) was 242 hours per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 242 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in Zimbabwe peaked at 270 hours per year in 2009 and was at its lowest, 216 hours per year, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 216 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 216 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 256 hours per year | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 256 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 270 hours per year | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 242 hours per year | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 242 hours per year | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 242 hours per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224 hours per year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 242 hours per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232 hours per year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242.8 hours per year | 216 hours per year | 270 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 242 hours per year | 242 hours per year | 242 hours per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time in Zimbabwe?
- Paying taxes: time in Zimbabwe was 242 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 270 hours per year in 2009.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 hours per year in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paying taxes: time?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.