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World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
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."
Taxation Statistics > Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours (2005) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Brazil :
2,600
2005
Taxation in Brazil
# 2
Ukraine :
2,085
2005
Taxation in Ukraine
# 3
Nigeria :
1,120
2005
Taxation in Nigeria
# 4
Bolivia :
1,080
2005
Taxation in Bolivia
# 5
Vietnam :
1,050
2005
Taxation in Vietnam
# 6
Belarus :
987
2005
Taxation in Belarus
# 7
Czech Republic :
930
2005
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 8
China :
872
2005
Taxation in China
# 9
Venezuela :
864
2005
Taxation in Venezuela
# 10
Azerbaijan :
756
2005
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 11
Chad :
732
2005
Taxation in Chad
# 12
Mauritania :
696
2005
Taxation in Mauritania
# 13
Senegal :
696
2005
Taxation in Senegal
# 14
Laos :
672
2005
Taxation in Laos
# 15
Cameroon :
654
2005
Taxation in Cameroon
# 16
East Timor :
640
2005
Taxation in East Timor
# 17
Bulgaria :
616
2005
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 18
Congo, Republic of the :
606
2005
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 19
Ecuador :
600
2005
Taxation in Ecuador
# 20
Armenia :
580
2005
Taxation in Armenia
# 21
Lesotho :
564
2005
Taxation in Lesotho
# 22
Pakistan :
560
2005
Taxation in Pakistan
# 23
Indonesia :
560
2005
Taxation in Indonesia
# 24
Panama :
560
2005
Taxation in Panama
# 25
Mexico :
552
2005
Taxation in Mexico
# 26
Central African Republic :
504
2005
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 27
Equatorial Guinea :
492
2005
Taxation in Equatorial Guinea
# 28
Gabon :
488
2005
Taxation in Gabon
# 29
Colombia :
456
2005
Taxation in Colombia
# 30
Argentina :
453
2005
Taxation in Argentina
# 31
Algeria :
451
2005
Taxation in Algeria
# 32
Georgia :
448
2005
Taxation in Georgia
# 33
Russia :
448
2005
Taxation in Russia
# 34
Peru :
424
2005
Taxation in Peru
# 35
São Tomé and Príncipe :
424
2005
Taxation in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 36
Honduras :
424
2005
Taxation in Honduras
# 37
Poland :
418
2005
Taxation in Poland
# 38
Guinea :
416
2005
Taxation in Guinea
# 39
Jamaica :
414
2005
Taxation in Jamaica
# 40
Nepal :
408
2005
Taxation in Nepal
# 41
Costa Rica :
402
2005
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 42
Bangladesh :
400
2005
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 43
Madagascar :
400
2005
Taxation in Madagascar
# 44
Sierra Leone :
399
2005
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 45
Gambia, The :
376
2005
Taxation in Gambia, The
# 46
Namibia :
375
2005
Taxation in Namibia
# 47
Kenya :
372
2005
Taxation in Kenya
# 48
Malawi :
370
2005
Taxation in Malawi
# 49
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
368
2005
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 50
Albania :
364
2005
Taxation in Albania
# 51
Morocco :
358
2005
Taxation in Morocco
# 52
South Africa :
350
2005
Taxation in South Africa
# 53
Guatemala :
344
2005
Taxation in Guatemala
# 54
Italy :
340
2005
Taxation in Italy
# 55
Hungary :
340
2005
Taxation in Hungary
# 56
Syria :
336
2005
Taxation in Syria
# 57
Paraguay :
328
2005
Taxation in Paraguay
# 58
Portugal :
328
2005
Taxation in Portugal
# 59
United States :
325
2005
Taxation in United States
# 60
Slovakia :
325
2005
Taxation in Slovakia
# 61
El Salvador :
320
2005
Taxation in El Salvador
# 62
Latvia :
320
2005
Taxation in Latvia
# 63
Chile :
316
2005
Taxation in Chile
# 64
Japan :
315
2005
Taxation in Japan
# 65
Iraq :
312
2005
Taxation in Iraq
# 66
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
308
2005
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 67
Uruguay :
304
2005
Taxation in Uruguay
# 68
Ghana :
304
2005
Taxation in Ghana
# 69
Spain :
298
2005
Taxation in Spain
# 70
Guyana :
288
2005
Taxation in Guyana
# 71
Serbia and Montenegro :
279
2005
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 72
Afghanistan :
275
2005
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 73
Bhutan :
274
2005
Taxation in Bhutan
# 74
Kazakhstan :
271
2005
Taxation in Kazakhstan
# 75
Mali :
270
2005
Taxation in Mali
# 76
Benin :
270
2005
Taxation in Benin
# 77
Togo :
270
2005
Taxation in Togo
# 78
Burkina Faso :
270
2005
Taxation in Burkina Faso
# 79
Niger :
270
2005
Taxation in Niger
# 80
Côte d'Ivoire :
270
2005
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 81
Finland :
269
2005
Taxation in Finland
# 82
Tunisia :
268
2005
Taxation in Tunisia
# 83
Greece :
264
2005
Taxation in Greece
# 84
Thailand :
264
2005
Taxation in Thailand
# 85
India :
264
2005
Taxation in India
# 86
Slovenia :
260
2005
Taxation in Slovenia
# 87
Sri Lanka :
256
2005
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 88
Turkey :
254
2005
Taxation in Turkey
# 89
Netherlands :
250
2005
Taxation in Netherlands
# 90
Nicaragua :
240
2005
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 91
Uganda :
237
2005
Taxation in Uganda
# 92
Moldova :
234
2005
Taxation in Moldova
# 93
Dominican Republic :
232
2005
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 94
Croatia :
232
2005
Taxation in Croatia
# 95
Israel :
230
2005
Taxation in Israel
# 96
Mozambique :
230
2005
Taxation in Mozambique
# 97
Samoa :
224
2005
Taxation in Samoa
# 98
Tajikistan :
224
2005
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 99
Eritrea :
216
2005
Taxation in Eritrea
# 100
Zimbabwe :
216
2005
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 101
Ethiopia :
212
2005
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 102
Trinidad and Tobago :
210
2005
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 103
Guinea-Bissau :
208
2005
Taxation in Guinea-Bissau
# 104
Papua New Guinea :
206
2005
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 105
Mongolia :
204
2005
Taxation in Mongolia
# 106
Kyrgyzstan :
202
2005
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 107
Suriname :
199
2005
Taxation in Suriname
# 108
Germany :
196
2005
Taxation in Germany
# 109
Uzbekistan :
196
2005
Taxation in Uzbekistan
# 110
Philippines :
195
2005
Taxation in Philippines
# 111
Macedonia, Republic of :
192
2005
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 112
New Zealand :
192
2005
Taxation in New Zealand
# 113
Malaysia :
190
2005
Taxation in Malaysia
# 114
Romania :
190
2005
Taxation in Romania
# 115
Cape Verde :
186
2005
Taxation in Cape Verde
# 116
Antigua and Barbuda :
184
2005
Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
# 117
Lebanon :
180
2005
Taxation in Lebanon
# 118
Sudan :
180
2005
Taxation in Sudan
# 119
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
172
2005
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 120
Tanzania :
172
2005
Taxation in Tanzania
# 121
Austria :
170
2005
Taxation in Austria
# 122
Rwanda :
168
2005
Taxation in Rwanda
# 123
Lithuania :
166
2005
Taxation in Lithuania
# 124
Tonga :
164
2005
Taxation in Tonga
# 125
Mauritius :
161
2005
Taxation in Mauritius
# 126
Haiti :
160
2005
Taxation in Haiti
# 127
Dominica :
147
2005
Taxation in Dominica
# 128
Belize :
147
2005
Taxation in Belize
# 129
Iceland :
140
2005
Taxation in Iceland
# 130
Burundi :
140
2005
Taxation in Burundi
# 131
Botswana :
140
2005
Taxation in Botswana
# 132
Puerto Rico :
140
2005
Taxation in Puerto Rico
# 133
Fiji :
140
2005
Taxation in Fiji
# 134
Grenada :
140
2005
Taxation in Grenada
# 135
Cambodia :
137
2005
Taxation in Cambodia
# 136
Denmark :
135
2005
Taxation in Denmark
# 137
Zambia :
132
2005
Taxation in Zambia
# 138
France :
132
2005
Taxation in France
# 139
Palau :
128
2005
Taxation in Palau
# 140
Marshall Islands :
128
2005
Taxation in Marshall Islands
# 141
Sweden :
122
2005
Taxation in Sweden
# 142
Kiribati :
120
2005
Taxation in Kiribati
# 143
Vanuatu :
120
2005
Taxation in Vanuatu
# 144
Canada :
119
2005
Taxation in Canada
# 145
Kuwait :
118
2005
Taxation in Kuwait
# 146
Australia :
107
2005
Taxation in Australia
# 147
United Kingdom :
105
2005
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 148
Swaziland :
104
2005
Taxation in Swaziland
# 149
Jordan :
101
2005
Taxation in Jordan
# 150
Comoros :
100
2005
Taxation in Comoros
# 151
Norway :
87
2005
Taxation in Norway
# 152
Estonia :
81
2005
Taxation in Estonia
# 153
Solomon Islands :
80
2005
Taxation in Solomon Islands
# 154
Singapore :
80
2005
Taxation in Singapore
# 155
Seychelles :
76
2005
Taxation in Seychelles
# 156
Ireland :
76
2005
Taxation in Ireland
# 157
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
76
2005
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 158
Saint Lucia :
71
2005
Taxation in Saint Lucia
# 159
Saudi Arabia :
69
2005
Taxation in Saudi Arabia
# 160
Djibouti :
66
2005
Taxation in Djibouti
# 161
Switzerland :
63
2005
Taxation in Switzerland
# 162
Belgium :
60
2005
Taxation in Belgium
# 163
Oman :
52
2005
Taxation in Oman
# 164
United Arab Emirates :
12
2005
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 165
Maldives :
0
2005
Taxation in Maldives
Weighted average:
331.4
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
266.29
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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