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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 (2007) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Brazil :
2,600
2007
Taxation in Brazil
# 2
Ukraine :
2,085
2007
Taxation in Ukraine
# 3
Nigeria :
1,120
2007
Taxation in Nigeria
# 4
Bolivia :
1,080
2007
Taxation in Bolivia
# 5
Vietnam :
1,050
2007
Taxation in Vietnam
# 6
Belarus :
987
2007
Taxation in Belarus
# 7
Azerbaijan :
952
2007
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 8
China :
872
2007
Taxation in China
# 9
Venezuela :
864
2007
Taxation in Venezuela
# 10
Czech Republic :
808
2007
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 11
Chad :
732
2007
Taxation in Chad
# 12
Senegal :
696
2007
Taxation in Senegal
# 13
Mauritania :
696
2007
Taxation in Mauritania
# 14
Laos :
672
2007
Taxation in Laos
# 15
Cameroon :
654
2007
Taxation in Cameroon
# 16
East Timor :
640
2007
Taxation in East Timor
# 17
Bulgaria :
616
2007
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 18
Congo, Republic of the :
606
2007
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 19
Ecuador :
600
2007
Taxation in Ecuador
# 20
Armenia :
581
2007
Taxation in Armenia
# 21
Pakistan :
560
2007
Taxation in Pakistan
# 22
Central African Republic :
504
2007
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 23
Equatorial Guinea :
492
2007
Taxation in Equatorial Guinea
# 24
Gabon :
488
2007
Taxation in Gabon
# 25
Mexico :
485
2007
Taxation in Mexico
# 26
Panama :
482
2007
Taxation in Panama
# 27
Argentina :
453
2007
Taxation in Argentina
# 28
Algeria :
451
2007
Taxation in Algeria
# 29
Russia :
448
2007
Taxation in Russia
# 30
Kenya :
432
2007
Taxation in Kenya
# 31
Peru :
424
2007
Taxation in Peru
# 32
Honduras :
424
2007
Taxation in Honduras
# 33
São Tomé and Príncipe :
424
2007
Taxation in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 34
Poland :
418
2007
Taxation in Poland
# 35
Guinea :
416
2007
Taxation in Guinea
# 36
Jamaica :
414
2007
Taxation in Jamaica
# 37
Nepal :
408
2007
Taxation in Nepal
# 38
Costa Rica :
402
2007
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 39
Bangladesh :
400
2007
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 40
Sierra Leone :
399
2007
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 41
Georgia :
387
2007
Taxation in Georgia
# 42
Gambia, The :
376
2007
Taxation in Gambia, The
# 43
Namibia :
375
2007
Taxation in Namibia
# 44
Malawi :
370
2007
Taxation in Malawi
# 45
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
368
2007
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 46
Albania :
364
2007
Taxation in Albania
# 47
Morocco :
358
2007
Taxation in Morocco
# 48
Japan :
350
2007
Taxation in Japan
# 49
South Africa :
350
2007
Taxation in South Africa
# 50
Guatemala :
344
2007
Taxation in Guatemala
# 51
Lesotho :
342
2007
Taxation in Lesotho
# 52
Hungary :
340
2007
Taxation in Hungary
# 53
Italy :
340
2007
Taxation in Italy
# 54
Syria :
336
2007
Taxation in Syria
# 55
Paraguay :
328
2007
Taxation in Paraguay
# 56
Portugal :
328
2007
Taxation in Portugal
# 57
Slovakia :
325
2007
Taxation in Slovakia
# 58
United States :
325
2007
Taxation in United States
# 59
El Salvador :
320
2007
Taxation in El Salvador
# 60
Chile :
316
2007
Taxation in Chile
# 61
Iraq :
312
2007
Taxation in Iraq
# 62
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
308
2007
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 63
Uruguay :
304
2007
Taxation in Uruguay
# 64
Ghana :
304
2007
Taxation in Ghana
# 65
Spain :
298
2007
Taxation in Spain
# 66
Guyana :
288
2007
Taxation in Guyana
# 67
Dominican Republic :
286
2007
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 68
Latvia :
279
2007
Taxation in Latvia
# 69
Serbia and Montenegro :
279
2007
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 70
Afghanistan :
275
2007
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 71
Bhutan :
274
2007
Taxation in Bhutan
# 72
Kazakhstan :
271
2007
Taxation in Kazakhstan
# 73
India :
271
2007
Taxation in India
# 74
Mali :
270
2007
Taxation in Mali
# 75
Benin :
270
2007
Taxation in Benin
# 76
Togo :
270
2007
Taxation in Togo
# 77
Côte d'Ivoire :
270
2007
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 78
Burkina Faso :
270
2007
Taxation in Burkina Faso
# 79
Niger :
270
2007
Taxation in Niger
# 80
Finland :
269
2007
Taxation in Finland
# 81
Colombia :
268
2007
Taxation in Colombia
# 82
Tunisia :
268
2007
Taxation in Tunisia
# 83
Indonesia :
266
2007
Taxation in Indonesia
# 84
Greece :
264
2007
Taxation in Greece
# 85
Thailand :
264
2007
Taxation in Thailand
# 86
Slovenia :
260
2007
Taxation in Slovenia
# 87
Zimbabwe :
256
2007
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 88
Sri Lanka :
256
2007
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 89
Nicaragua :
240
2007
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 90
Madagascar :
238
2007
Taxation in Madagascar
# 91
Uganda :
237
2007
Taxation in Uganda
# 92
Moldova :
234
2007
Taxation in Moldova
# 93
Mozambique :
230
2007
Taxation in Mozambique
# 94
Israel :
230
2007
Taxation in Israel
# 95
Samoa :
224
2007
Taxation in Samoa
# 96
Tajikistan :
224
2007
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 97
Turkey :
223
2007
Taxation in Turkey
# 98
Eritrea :
216
2007
Taxation in Eritrea
# 99
Trinidad and Tobago :
210
2007
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 100
Guinea-Bissau :
208
2007
Taxation in Guinea-Bissau
# 101
Papua New Guinea :
206
2007
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 102
Mongolia :
204
2007
Taxation in Mongolia
# 103
Kyrgyzstan :
202
2007
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 104
Romania :
202
2007
Taxation in Romania
# 105
Suriname :
199
2007
Taxation in Suriname
# 106
Ethiopia :
198
2007
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 107
Croatia :
196
2007
Taxation in Croatia
# 108
Germany :
196
2007
Taxation in Germany
# 109
Uzbekistan :
196
2007
Taxation in Uzbekistan
# 110
Philippines :
195
2007
Taxation in Philippines
# 111
New Zealand :
192
2007
Taxation in New Zealand
# 112
Macedonia, Republic of :
192
2007
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 113
Cape Verde :
186
2007
Taxation in Cape Verde
# 114
Antigua and Barbuda :
184
2007
Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
# 115
Lebanon :
180
2007
Taxation in Lebanon
# 116
Netherlands :
180
2007
Taxation in Netherlands
# 117
Sudan :
180
2007
Taxation in Sudan
# 118
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
172
2007
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 119
Tanzania :
172
2007
Taxation in Tanzania
# 120
Austria :
170
2007
Taxation in Austria
# 121
Rwanda :
168
2007
Taxation in Rwanda
# 122
Lithuania :
166
2007
Taxation in Lithuania
# 123
Malaysia :
166
2007
Taxation in Malaysia
# 124
Tonga :
164
2007
Taxation in Tonga
# 125
Mauritius :
161
2007
Taxation in Mauritius
# 126
Haiti :
160
2007
Taxation in Haiti
# 127
Liberia :
158
2007
Taxation in Liberia
# 128
Belgium :
156
2007
Taxation in Belgium
# 129
Dominica :
147
2007
Taxation in Dominica
# 130
Belize :
147
2007
Taxation in Belize
# 131
Brunei :
144
2007
Taxation in Brunei
# 132
Fiji :
140
2007
Taxation in Fiji
# 133
Puerto Rico :
140
2007
Taxation in Puerto Rico
# 134
Grenada :
140
2007
Taxation in Grenada
# 135
Burundi :
140
2007
Taxation in Burundi
# 136
Botswana :
140
2007
Taxation in Botswana
# 137
Iceland :
140
2007
Taxation in Iceland
# 138
Cambodia :
137
2007
Taxation in Cambodia
# 139
Denmark :
135
2007
Taxation in Denmark
# 140
France :
132
2007
Taxation in France
# 141
Zambia :
132
2007
Taxation in Zambia
# 142
Palau :
128
2007
Taxation in Palau
# 143
Marshall Islands :
128
2007
Taxation in Marshall Islands
# 144
Sweden :
122
2007
Taxation in Sweden
# 145
Kiribati :
120
2007
Taxation in Kiribati
# 146
Vanuatu :
120
2007
Taxation in Vanuatu
# 147
Canada :
119
2007
Taxation in Canada
# 148
Kuwait :
118
2007
Taxation in Kuwait
# 149
Australia :
107
2007
Taxation in Australia
# 150
United Kingdom :
105
2007
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 151
Swaziland :
104
2007
Taxation in Swaziland
# 152
Jordan :
101
2007
Taxation in Jordan
# 153
Comoros :
100
2007
Taxation in Comoros
# 154
Norway :
87
2007
Taxation in Norway
# 155
Estonia :
81
2007
Taxation in Estonia
# 156
Singapore :
80
2007
Taxation in Singapore
# 157
Solomon Islands :
80
2007
Taxation in Solomon Islands
# 158
Saudi Arabia :
79
2007
Taxation in Saudi Arabia
# 159
Seychelles :
76
2007
Taxation in Seychelles
# 160
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
76
2007
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 161
Ireland :
76
2007
Taxation in Ireland
# 162
Saint Lucia :
71
2007
Taxation in Saint Lucia
# 163
Djibouti :
66
2007
Taxation in Djibouti
# 164
Switzerland :
63
2007
Taxation in Switzerland
# 165
Oman :
62
2007
Taxation in Oman
# 166
Bahamas, The :
58
2007
Taxation in Bahamas, The
# 167
Luxembourg :
58
2007
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 168
Qatar :
36
2007
Taxation in Qatar
# 169
Bahrain :
36
2007
Taxation in Bahrain
# 170
United Arab Emirates :
12
2007
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 171
Maldives :
0
2007
Taxation in Maldives
Weighted average:
317.5
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
252.96
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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