Euro area - Time to prepare and pay taxes
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) in Euro area was 146.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 223.63 in 2005, while its lowest value was 146.50 in 2019.
Definition: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 223.63 |
| 2006 | 213.12 |
| 2007 | 206.59 |
| 2008 | 196.17 |
| 2009 | 188.89 |
| 2010 | 183.78 |
| 2011 | 170.21 |
| 2012 | 163.87 |
| 2013 | 163.82 |
| 2014 | 160.13 |
| 2015 | 158.76 |
| 2016 | 151.92 |
| 2017 | 148.25 |
| 2018 | 147.08 |
| 2019 | 146.50 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Business environment
