Time to prepare and pay taxes rose 0% to 154 hours in Kosovo in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, time to prepare and pay taxes in Kosovo reached an all time high of 164 hours in 2012 and an all time low of 154 hours in 2019. When compared to Kosovo's main peers, time to prepare and pay taxes in Albania amounted to 252 hours, 119 hours in Macedonia, 300 hours in Montenegro and 226 hours in Serbia in 2019.
Kosovo has been ranked 123rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of time to prepare and pay taxes, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Albania | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 357 | 357 | 357 | 255 | 255 | ||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 407 | 407 | 420 | 411 | 411 | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 436 | 436 | 453 | 453 | 453 | ||||||||||
| Croatia | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 196 | 208 | 206 | 206 | 206 | ||||||||||
| Greece | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | ||||||||||
| Hungary | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | ||||||||||
| Kosovo | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 162 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | ||||||
| Macedonia | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | ||||||||||
| Montenegro | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 320 | 320 | 314 | 300 | 300 | |||||||||
| Romania | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 202 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 163 | ||||||||||
| Serbia | hours | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 279 | 279 | 244 | 226 | 226 |
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