Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 938 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Chad | 732 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Mauritania | 696 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Senegal | 666 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Cameroon | 654 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Central African Republic | 504 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 492 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Gabon | 488 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 424 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Kenya | 417 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Guinea | 416 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | The Gambia | 376 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Namibia | 375 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 357 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Lesotho | 324 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 308 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Niger | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Mali | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Togo | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Benin | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Zimbabwe | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Burkina Faso | 270 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Mozambique | 230 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Ghana | 224 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Eritrea | 216 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 208 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Madagascar | 201 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 200 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Ethiopia | 198 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Cape Verde | 186 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Sudan | 180 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Tanzania | 172 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Mauritius | 161 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Uganda | 161 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Rwanda | 160 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Liberia | 158 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Malawi | 157 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Burundi | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Botswana | 140 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Zambia | 132 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Swaziland | 104 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Comoros | 100 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Seychelles | 76 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Djibouti | 66 | 2009 |
