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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 (2006) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Brazil :
2,600
2006
Taxation in Brazil
# 2
Ukraine :
2,085
2006
Taxation in Ukraine
# 3
Nigeria :
1,120
2006
Taxation in Nigeria
# 4
Bolivia :
1,080
2006
Taxation in Bolivia
# 5
Vietnam :
1,050
2006
Taxation in Vietnam
# 6
Azerbaijan :
1,000
2006
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 7
Belarus :
987
2006
Taxation in Belarus
# 8
Czech Republic :
930
2006
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 9
China :
872
2006
Taxation in China
# 10
Venezuela :
864
2006
Taxation in Venezuela
# 11
Chad :
732
2006
Taxation in Chad
# 12
Senegal :
696
2006
Taxation in Senegal
# 13
Mauritania :
696
2006
Taxation in Mauritania
# 14
Laos :
672
2006
Taxation in Laos
# 15
Cameroon :
654
2006
Taxation in Cameroon
# 16
East Timor :
640
2006
Taxation in East Timor
# 17
Bulgaria :
616
2006
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 18
Congo, Republic of the :
606
2006
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 19
Ecuador :
600
2006
Taxation in Ecuador
# 20
Armenia :
580
2006
Taxation in Armenia
# 21
Indonesia :
576
2006
Taxation in Indonesia
# 22
Lesotho :
564
2006
Taxation in Lesotho
# 23
Panama :
560
2006
Taxation in Panama
# 24
Pakistan :
560
2006
Taxation in Pakistan
# 25
Mexico :
552
2006
Taxation in Mexico
# 26
Central African Republic :
504
2006
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 27
Equatorial Guinea :
492
2006
Taxation in Equatorial Guinea
# 28
Gabon :
488
2006
Taxation in Gabon
# 29
Colombia :
456
2006
Taxation in Colombia
# 30
Argentina :
453
2006
Taxation in Argentina
# 31
Algeria :
451
2006
Taxation in Algeria
# 32
Russia :
448
2006
Taxation in Russia
# 33
Kenya :
432
2006
Taxation in Kenya
# 34
Peru :
424
2006
Taxation in Peru
# 35
Honduras :
424
2006
Taxation in Honduras
# 36
São Tomé and Príncipe :
424
2006
Taxation in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 37
Poland :
418
2006
Taxation in Poland
# 38
Guinea :
416
2006
Taxation in Guinea
# 39
Jamaica :
414
2006
Taxation in Jamaica
# 40
Nepal :
408
2006
Taxation in Nepal
# 41
Costa Rica :
402
2006
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 42
Bangladesh :
400
2006
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 43
Sierra Leone :
399
2006
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 44
Georgia :
387
2006
Taxation in Georgia
# 45
Gambia, The :
376
2006
Taxation in Gambia, The
# 46
Namibia :
375
2006
Taxation in Namibia
# 47
Malawi :
370
2006
Taxation in Malawi
# 48
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
368
2006
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 49
Albania :
364
2006
Taxation in Albania
# 50
Morocco :
358
2006
Taxation in Morocco
# 51
South Africa :
350
2006
Taxation in South Africa
# 52
Japan :
350
2006
Taxation in Japan
# 53
Guatemala :
344
2006
Taxation in Guatemala
# 54
Italy :
340
2006
Taxation in Italy
# 55
Hungary :
340
2006
Taxation in Hungary
# 56
Syria :
336
2006
Taxation in Syria
# 57
Portugal :
328
2006
Taxation in Portugal
# 58
Paraguay :
328
2006
Taxation in Paraguay
# 59
United States :
325
2006
Taxation in United States
# 60
Slovakia :
325
2006
Taxation in Slovakia
# 61
El Salvador :
320
2006
Taxation in El Salvador
# 62
Latvia :
320
2006
Taxation in Latvia
# 63
Chile :
316
2006
Taxation in Chile
# 64
Iraq :
312
2006
Taxation in Iraq
# 65
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
308
2006
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 66
Ghana :
304
2006
Taxation in Ghana
# 67
Madagascar :
304
2006
Taxation in Madagascar
# 68
Uruguay :
304
2006
Taxation in Uruguay
# 69
Spain :
298
2006
Taxation in Spain
# 70
Guyana :
288
2006
Taxation in Guyana
# 71
Dominican Republic :
286
2006
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 72
Serbia and Montenegro :
279
2006
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 73
Afghanistan :
275
2006
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 74
Bhutan :
274
2006
Taxation in Bhutan
# 75
Kazakhstan :
271
2006
Taxation in Kazakhstan
# 76
Burkina Faso :
270
2006
Taxation in Burkina Faso
# 77
Togo :
270
2006
Taxation in Togo
# 78
Côte d'Ivoire :
270
2006
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 79
Benin :
270
2006
Taxation in Benin
# 80
Mali :
270
2006
Taxation in Mali
# 81
Niger :
270
2006
Taxation in Niger
# 82
Finland :
269
2006
Taxation in Finland
# 83
Tunisia :
268
2006
Taxation in Tunisia
# 84
Greece :
264
2006
Taxation in Greece
# 85
Thailand :
264
2006
Taxation in Thailand
# 86
India :
264
2006
Taxation in India
# 87
Slovenia :
260
2006
Taxation in Slovenia
# 88
Sri Lanka :
256
2006
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 89
Turkey :
254
2006
Taxation in Turkey
# 90
Netherlands :
250
2006
Taxation in Netherlands
# 91
Nicaragua :
240
2006
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 92
Uganda :
237
2006
Taxation in Uganda
# 93
Moldova :
232
2006
Taxation in Moldova
# 94
Mozambique :
230
2006
Taxation in Mozambique
# 95
Israel :
230
2006
Taxation in Israel
# 96
Tajikistan :
224
2006
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 97
Samoa :
224
2006
Taxation in Samoa
# 98
Zimbabwe :
216
2006
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 99
Eritrea :
216
2006
Taxation in Eritrea
# 100
Trinidad and Tobago :
210
2006
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 101
Guinea-Bissau :
208
2006
Taxation in Guinea-Bissau
# 102
Papua New Guinea :
206
2006
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 103
Mongolia :
204
2006
Taxation in Mongolia
# 104
Kyrgyzstan :
202
2006
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 105
Suriname :
199
2006
Taxation in Suriname
# 106
Ethiopia :
198
2006
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 107
Croatia :
196
2006
Taxation in Croatia
# 108
Uzbekistan :
196
2006
Taxation in Uzbekistan
# 109
Germany :
196
2006
Taxation in Germany
# 110
Philippines :
195
2006
Taxation in Philippines
# 111
Romania :
193
2006
Taxation in Romania
# 112
New Zealand :
192
2006
Taxation in New Zealand
# 113
Macedonia, Republic of :
192
2006
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 114
Malaysia :
190
2006
Taxation in Malaysia
# 115
Cape Verde :
186
2006
Taxation in Cape Verde
# 116
Antigua and Barbuda :
184
2006
Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
# 117
Lebanon :
180
2006
Taxation in Lebanon
# 118
Sudan :
180
2006
Taxation in Sudan
# 119
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
172
2006
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 120
Tanzania :
172
2006
Taxation in Tanzania
# 121
Austria :
170
2006
Taxation in Austria
# 122
Rwanda :
168
2006
Taxation in Rwanda
# 123
Lithuania :
166
2006
Taxation in Lithuania
# 124
Tonga :
164
2006
Taxation in Tonga
# 125
Mauritius :
161
2006
Taxation in Mauritius
# 126
Haiti :
160
2006
Taxation in Haiti
# 127
Liberia :
158
2006
Taxation in Liberia
# 128
Belize :
147
2006
Taxation in Belize
# 129
Dominica :
147
2006
Taxation in Dominica
# 130
Brunei :
144
2006
Taxation in Brunei
# 131
Botswana :
140
2006
Taxation in Botswana
# 132
Iceland :
140
2006
Taxation in Iceland
# 133
Fiji :
140
2006
Taxation in Fiji
# 134
Puerto Rico :
140
2006
Taxation in Puerto Rico
# 135
Grenada :
140
2006
Taxation in Grenada
# 136
Burundi :
140
2006
Taxation in Burundi
# 137
Cambodia :
137
2006
Taxation in Cambodia
# 138
Denmark :
135
2006
Taxation in Denmark
# 139
France :
132
2006
Taxation in France
# 140
Zambia :
132
2006
Taxation in Zambia
# 141
Marshall Islands :
128
2006
Taxation in Marshall Islands
# 142
Palau :
128
2006
Taxation in Palau
# 143
Sweden :
122
2006
Taxation in Sweden
# 144
Kiribati :
120
2006
Taxation in Kiribati
# 145
Vanuatu :
120
2006
Taxation in Vanuatu
# 146
Canada :
119
2006
Taxation in Canada
# 147
Kuwait :
118
2006
Taxation in Kuwait
# 148
Australia :
107
2006
Taxation in Australia
# 149
United Kingdom :
105
2006
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 150
Swaziland :
104
2006
Taxation in Swaziland
# 151
Jordan :
101
2006
Taxation in Jordan
# 152
Comoros :
100
2006
Taxation in Comoros
# 153
Norway :
87
2006
Taxation in Norway
# 154
Estonia :
81
2006
Taxation in Estonia
# 155
Solomon Islands :
80
2006
Taxation in Solomon Islands
# 156
Singapore :
80
2006
Taxation in Singapore
# 157
Saudi Arabia :
79
2006
Taxation in Saudi Arabia
# 158
Seychelles :
76
2006
Taxation in Seychelles
# 159
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
76
2006
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 160
Ireland :
76
2006
Taxation in Ireland
# 161
Saint Lucia :
71
2006
Taxation in Saint Lucia
# 162
Djibouti :
66
2006
Taxation in Djibouti
# 163
Switzerland :
63
2006
Taxation in Switzerland
# 164
Belgium :
60
2006
Taxation in Belgium
# 165
Luxembourg :
58
2006
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 166
Oman :
52
2006
Taxation in Oman
# 167
United Arab Emirates :
12
2006
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 168
Maldives :
0
2006
Taxation in Maldives
Weighted average:
328.9
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
258.08
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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