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World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
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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."
Taxation Statistics > Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Brazil :
2,600
2009
Taxation in Brazil
# 2
Bolivia :
1,080
2009
Taxation in Bolivia
# 3
Vietnam :
1,050
2009
Taxation in Vietnam
# 4
Nigeria :
938
2009
Taxation in Nigeria
# 5
Belarus :
900
2009
Taxation in Belarus
# 6
Venezuela :
864
2009
Taxation in Venezuela
# 7
Ukraine :
736
2009
Taxation in Ukraine
# 8
Chad :
732
2009
Taxation in Chad
# 9
Mauritania :
696
2009
Taxation in Mauritania
# 10
Senegal :
666
2009
Taxation in Senegal
# 11
Cameroon :
654
2009
Taxation in Cameroon
# 12
Bulgaria :
616
2009
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 13
Czech Republic :
613
2009
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 14
Congo, Republic of the :
606
2009
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 15
Ecuador :
600
2009
Taxation in Ecuador
# 16
Armenia :
581
2009
Taxation in Armenia
# 17
Pakistan :
560
2009
Taxation in Pakistan
# 18
Mexico :
517
2009
Taxation in Mexico
= 19
Central African Republic :
504
2009
Taxation in Central African Republic
= 19
China :
504
2009
Taxation in China
# 21
Equatorial Guinea :
492
2009
Taxation in Equatorial Guinea
# 22
Gabon :
488
2009
Taxation in Gabon
# 23
Panama :
482
2009
Taxation in Panama
# 24
Argentina :
453
2009
Taxation in Argentina
# 25
Algeria :
451
2009
Taxation in Algeria
# 26
São Tomé and Príncipe :
424
2009
Taxation in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 27
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
422
2009
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 28
Kenya :
417
2009
Taxation in Kenya
# 29
Guinea :
416
2009
Taxation in Guinea
# 30
Jamaica :
414
2009
Taxation in Jamaica
# 31
Poland :
395
2009
Taxation in Poland
# 32
Georgia :
387
2009
Taxation in Georgia
# 33
Peru :
380
2009
Taxation in Peru
= 34
Gambia, The :
376
2009
Taxation in Gambia, The
= 34
Azerbaijan :
376
2009
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 36
Namibia :
375
2009
Taxation in Namibia
# 37
Albania :
368
2009
Taxation in Albania
# 38
Laos :
362
2009
Taxation in Laos
# 39
Morocco :
358
2009
Taxation in Morocco
# 40
Sierra Leone :
357
2009
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 41
Japan :
355
2009
Taxation in Japan
# 42
Guatemala :
344
2009
Taxation in Guatemala
# 43
Nepal :
338
2009
Taxation in Nepal
= 44
Syria :
336
2009
Taxation in Syria
= 44
Uruguay :
336
2009
Taxation in Uruguay
# 46
Hungary :
330
2009
Taxation in Hungary
= 47
Paraguay :
328
2009
Taxation in Paraguay
= 47
Portugal :
328
2009
Taxation in Portugal
= 49
Dominican Republic :
324
2009
Taxation in Dominican Republic
= 49
Lesotho :
324
2009
Taxation in Lesotho
= 51
El Salvador :
320
2009
Taxation in El Salvador
= 51
Russia :
320
2009
Taxation in Russia
# 53
Chile :
316
2009
Taxation in Chile
# 54
Italy :
314
2009
Taxation in Italy
# 55
Iraq :
312
2009
Taxation in Iraq
# 56
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
308
2009
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 57
Bangladesh :
302
2009
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 58
Guyana :
288
2009
Taxation in Guyana
# 59
Costa Rica :
282
2009
Taxation in Costa Rica
= 60
Latvia :
279
2009
Taxation in Latvia
= 60
Serbia and Montenegro :
279
2009
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 62
East Timor :
276
2009
Taxation in East Timor
# 63
Afghanistan :
275
2009
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 64
Bhutan :
274
2009
Taxation in Bhutan
= 65
Kazakhstan :
271
2009
Taxation in Kazakhstan
= 65
India :
271
2009
Taxation in India
= 67
Zimbabwe :
270
2009
Taxation in Zimbabwe
= 67
Togo :
270
2009
Taxation in Togo
= 67
Niger :
270
2009
Taxation in Niger
= 67
Benin :
270
2009
Taxation in Benin
= 67
Côte d'Ivoire :
270
2009
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
= 67
Burkina Faso :
270
2009
Taxation in Burkina Faso
= 67
Mali :
270
2009
Taxation in Mali
# 74
Indonesia :
266
2009
Taxation in Indonesia
# 75
Thailand :
264
2009
Taxation in Thailand
# 76
Slovenia :
260
2009
Taxation in Slovenia
# 77
Slovakia :
257
2009
Taxation in Slovakia
# 78
Sri Lanka :
256
2009
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 79
Finland :
243
2009
Taxation in Finland
# 80
Nicaragua :
240
2009
Taxation in Nicaragua
= 81
Mozambique :
230
2009
Taxation in Mozambique
= 81
Israel :
230
2009
Taxation in Israel
= 83
Moldova :
228
2009
Taxation in Moldova
= 83
Tunisia :
228
2009
Taxation in Tunisia
= 85
Honduras :
224
2009
Taxation in Honduras
= 85
Ghana :
224
2009
Taxation in Ghana
= 85
Samoa :
224
2009
Taxation in Samoa
= 85
Tajikistan :
224
2009
Taxation in Tajikistan
= 85
Greece :
224
2009
Taxation in Greece
# 90
Turkey :
223
2009
Taxation in Turkey
# 91
Puerto Rico :
218
2009
Taxation in Puerto Rico
# 92
Eritrea :
216
2009
Taxation in Eritrea
# 93
Spain :
213
2009
Taxation in Spain
# 94
Trinidad and Tobago :
210
2009
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
= 95
Colombia :
208
2009
Taxation in Colombia
= 95
Guinea-Bissau :
208
2009
Taxation in Guinea-Bissau
# 97
Antigua and Barbuda :
207
2009
Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
# 98
Uzbekistan :
205
2009
Taxation in Uzbekistan
= 99
Romania :
202
2009
Taxation in Romania
= 99
Kyrgyzstan :
202
2009
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 101
Madagascar :
201
2009
Taxation in Madagascar
# 102
South Africa :
200
2009
Taxation in South Africa
# 103
Suriname :
199
2009
Taxation in Suriname
# 104
Ethiopia :
198
2009
Taxation in Ethiopia
= 105
Croatia :
196
2009
Taxation in Croatia
= 105
Germany :
196
2009
Taxation in Germany
# 107
Philippines :
195
2009
Taxation in Philippines
# 108
Papua New Guinea :
194
2009
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
= 109
Mongolia :
192
2009
Taxation in Mongolia
= 109
New Zealand :
192
2009
Taxation in New Zealand
# 111
United States :
187
2009
Taxation in United States
# 112
Cape Verde :
186
2009
Taxation in Cape Verde
= 113
Sudan :
180
2009
Taxation in Sudan
= 113
Lebanon :
180
2009
Taxation in Lebanon
# 115
Cambodia :
173
2009
Taxation in Cambodia
# 116
Tanzania :
172
2009
Taxation in Tanzania
# 117
Austria :
170
2009
Taxation in Austria
# 118
Lithuania :
166
2009
Taxation in Lithuania
= 119
Netherlands :
164
2009
Taxation in Netherlands
= 119
Tonga :
164
2009
Taxation in Tonga
= 121
Mauritius :
161
2009
Taxation in Mauritius
= 121
Uganda :
161
2009
Taxation in Uganda
= 123
Rwanda :
160
2009
Taxation in Rwanda
= 123
Haiti :
160
2009
Taxation in Haiti
# 125
Liberia :
158
2009
Taxation in Liberia
# 126
Malawi :
157
2009
Taxation in Malawi
# 127
Belgium :
156
2009
Taxation in Belgium
# 128
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
155
2009
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 129
Macedonia, Republic of :
150
2009
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
= 129
Fiji :
150
2009
Taxation in Fiji
# 131
Cyprus :
149
2009
Taxation in Cyprus
# 132
Belize :
147
2009
Taxation in Belize
# 133
Malaysia :
145
2009
Taxation in Malaysia
# 134
Brunei :
144
2009
Taxation in Brunei
= 135
Grenada :
140
2009
Taxation in Grenada
= 135
Burundi :
140
2009
Taxation in Burundi
= 135
Botswana :
140
2009
Taxation in Botswana
= 135
Iceland :
140
2009
Taxation in Iceland
# 139
Denmark :
135
2009
Taxation in Denmark
= 140
France :
132
2009
Taxation in France
= 140
Zambia :
132
2009
Taxation in Zambia
= 142
Marshall Islands :
128
2009
Taxation in Marshall Islands
= 142
Palau :
128
2009
Taxation in Palau
# 144
Sweden :
122
2009
Taxation in Sweden
= 145
Dominica :
120
2009
Taxation in Dominica
= 145
Vanuatu :
120
2009
Taxation in Vanuatu
= 145
Kiribati :
120
2009
Taxation in Kiribati
# 148
Canada :
119
2009
Taxation in Canada
# 149
Kuwait :
118
2009
Taxation in Kuwait
# 150
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
117
2009
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 151
United Kingdom :
110
2009
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 152
Australia :
107
2009
Taxation in Australia
# 153
Swaziland :
104
2009
Taxation in Swaziland
# 154
Jordan :
101
2009
Taxation in Jordan
# 155
Comoros :
100
2009
Taxation in Comoros
# 156
Saint Lucia :
92
2009
Taxation in Saint Lucia
# 157
Norway :
87
2009
Taxation in Norway
# 158
Singapore :
84
2009
Taxation in Singapore
# 159
Estonia :
81
2009
Taxation in Estonia
# 160
Solomon Islands :
80
2009
Taxation in Solomon Islands
# 161
Saudi Arabia :
79
2009
Taxation in Saudi Arabia
= 162
Seychelles :
76
2009
Taxation in Seychelles
= 162
Ireland :
76
2009
Taxation in Ireland
# 164
Djibouti :
66
2009
Taxation in Djibouti
# 165
Switzerland :
63
2009
Taxation in Switzerland
# 166
Oman :
62
2009
Taxation in Oman
# 167
Luxembourg :
59
2009
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 168
Bahamas, The :
58
2009
Taxation in Bahamas, The
= 169
Qatar :
36
2009
Taxation in Qatar
= 169
Bahrain :
36
2009
Taxation in Bahrain
# 171
United Arab Emirates :
12
2009
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 172
Maldives :
0
2009
Taxation in Maldives
Weighted average:
287.5
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
230.38
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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