South Asia - Time to prepare and pay taxes

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) in South Asia was 273.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 289.30 in 2013, while its lowest value was 191.60 in 2011.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 208.00
2006 208.00
2007 208.00
2008 208.00
2009 194.00
2010 194.00
2011 191.60
2012 241.60
2013 289.30
2014 283.99
2015 281.67
2016 284.99
2017 277.99
2018 274.80
2019 273.55

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment