Economy > Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Countries Compared
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 | Brazil | 2,600 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Bolivia | 1,080 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Vietnam | 1,050 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Nigeria | 938 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Belarus | 900 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Venezuela | 864 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Ukraine | 736 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Chad | 732 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Mauritania | 696 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Senegal | 666 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Cameroon | 654 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Bulgaria | 616 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Czech Republic | 613 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Congo, Republic of the | 606 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Ecuador | 600 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Armenia | 581 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Pakistan | 560 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Mexico | 517 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | China | 504 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Central African Republic | 504 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 492 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Gabon | 488 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Panama | 482 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Argentina | 453 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Algeria | 451 | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 449.48 | 2009 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 443.64 | 2009 | |||
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 424 | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 422.76 | 2009 | |||
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 422 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 420.26 | 2009 | |||
| 28 | Kenya | 417 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Guinea | 416 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Jamaica | 414 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Poland | 395 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 394.85 | 2009 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 393.71 | 2009 | |||
| 32 | Georgia | 387 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 382.84 | 2009 | |||
| 33 | Peru | 380 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Azerbaijan | 376 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | The Gambia | 376 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Namibia | 375 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 371.97 | 2009 | |||
| 37 | Albania | 368 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Laos | 362 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Morocco | 358 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 357 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Japan | 355 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 354 | 2009 | |||
| 42 | Guatemala | 344 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Nepal | 338 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 336.4 | 2009 | |||
| =44 | Uruguay | 336 | 2009 | ||
| =44 | Syria | 336 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Hungary | 330 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | Paraguay | 328 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | Portugal | 328 | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 327.92 | 2009 | |||
| =49 | Lesotho | 324 | 2009 | ||
| =49 | Dominican Republic | 324 | 2009 | ||
| =51 | Russia | 320 | 2009 | ||
| =51 | El Salvador | 320 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Chile | 316 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Italy | 314 | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Iraq | 312 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 308 | 2009 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 302.82 | 2009 | |||
| 57 | Bangladesh | 302 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Guyana | 288 | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Costa Rica | 282 | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 280.18 | 2009 | |||
| =60 | Latvia | 279 | 2009 | ||
| =60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 279 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | East Timor | 276 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 275.43 | 2009 | |||
| 63 | Afghanistan | 275 | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Bhutan | 274 | 2009 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 273.32 | 2009 | |||
| =65 | Kazakhstan | 271 | 2009 | ||
| =65 | India | 271 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Niger | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Mali | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Togo | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Benin | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Zimbabwe | 270 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Burkina Faso | 270 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Indonesia | 266 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 264.83 | 2009 | |||
| 75 | Thailand | 264 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Slovenia | 260 | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Slovakia | 257 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 256 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Finland | 243 | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Nicaragua | 240 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 235.67 | 2009 | |||
| 81 | European Union | 230.38 | 2009 | ||
| =82 | Mozambique | 230 | 2009 | ||
| =82 | Israel | 230 | 2009 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 229.11 | 2009 | |||
| =84 | Tunisia | 228 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Moldova | 228 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Honduras | 224 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Samoa | 224 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Ghana | 224 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Greece | 224 | 2009 | ||
| =86 | Tajikistan | 224 | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Turkey | 223 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 218 | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Eritrea | 216 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Spain | 213 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 210.71 | 2009 | |||
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 210 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Guinea-Bissau | 208 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Colombia | 208 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Antigua and Barbuda | 207 | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 205 | 2009 | ||
| =100 | Kyrgyzstan | 202 | 2009 | ||
| =100 | Romania | 202 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 201.86 | 2009 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 201.47 | 2009 | |||
| 102 | Madagascar | 201 | 2009 | ||
| 103 | South Africa | 200 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Suriname | 199 | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Ethiopia | 198 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 197.21 | 2009 | |||
| =106 | Germany | 196 | 2009 | ||
| =106 | Croatia | 196 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Philippines | 195 | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 194.18 | 2009 | |||
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 194 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Mongolia | 192 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | New Zealand | 192 | 2009 | ||
| 112 | United States | 187 | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Cape Verde | 186 | 2009 | ||
| =114 | Sudan | 180 | 2009 | ||
| =114 | Lebanon | 180 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Cambodia | 173 | 2009 | ||
| 117 | Tanzania | 172 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | Austria | 170 | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Lithuania | 166 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Tonga | 164 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Netherlands | 164 | 2009 | ||
| =122 | Mauritius | 161 | 2009 | ||
| =122 | Uganda | 161 | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Rwanda | 160 | 2009 | ||
| =124 | Haiti | 160 | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Liberia | 158 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Malawi | 157 | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Belgium | 156 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 155 | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Fiji | 150 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Cyprus | 149 | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Belize | 147 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Malaysia | 145 | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Brunei | 144 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Botswana | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Grenada | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Burundi | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =135 | Iceland | 140 | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Denmark | 135 | 2009 | ||
| =140 | France | 132 | 2009 | ||
| =140 | Zambia | 132 | 2009 | ||
| =142 | Palau | 128 | 2009 | ||
| =142 | Marshall Islands | 128 | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Sweden | 122 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Dominica | 120 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Vanuatu | 120 | 2009 | ||
| =145 | Kiribati | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 148 | Canada | 119 | 2009 | ||
| 149 | Kuwait | 118 | 2009 | ||
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 117 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | United Kingdom | 110 | 2009 | ||
| 152 | Australia | 107 | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Swaziland | 104 | 2009 | ||
| 154 | Jordan | 101 | 2009 | ||
| 155 | Comoros | 100 | 2009 | ||
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 92 | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Norway | 87 | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Singapore | 84 | 2009 | ||
| 159 | Estonia | 81 | 2009 | ||
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 80 | 2009 | ||
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 79 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Ireland | 76 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Seychelles | 76 | 2009 | ||
| 164 | Djibouti | 66 | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Switzerland | 63 | 2009 | ||
| 166 | Oman | 62 | 2009 | ||
| 167 | Luxembourg | 59 | 2009 | ||
| 168 | The Bahamas | 58 | 2009 | ||
| =169 | Bahrain | 36 | 2009 | ||
| =169 | Qatar | 36 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 12 | 2009 | ||
| 172 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2009 |
