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Taxation Statistics > Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours (2008) by country

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Rank	Countries	Amount	Date
# 1	Brazil:	2,600	2008
Taxation in Brazil
# 2	Bolivia:	1,080	2008
Taxation in Bolivia
# 3	Vietnam:	1,050	2008
Taxation in Vietnam
# 4	Belarus:	987	2008
Taxation in Belarus
# 5	Nigeria:	938	2008
Taxation in Nigeria
# 6	Venezuela:	864	2008
Taxation in Venezuela
# 7	Ukraine:	848	2008
Taxation in Ukraine
# 8	Czech Republic:	808	2008
Taxation in Czech Republic
# 9	Chad:	732	2008
Taxation in Chad
# 10	Mauritania:	696	2008
Taxation in Mauritania
# 11	Senegal:	666	2008
Taxation in Senegal
# 12	Cameroon:	654	2008
Taxation in Cameroon
# 13	East Timor:	640	2008
Taxation in East Timor
# 14	Bulgaria:	616	2008
Taxation in Bulgaria
# 15	Congo, Republic of the:	606	2008
Taxation in Congo, Republic of the
# 16	Ecuador:	600	2008
Taxation in Ecuador
# 17	Armenia:	581	2008
Taxation in Armenia
# 18	Pakistan:	560	2008
Taxation in Pakistan
# 19	Laos:	560	2008
Taxation in Laos
# 20	Mexico:	549	2008
Taxation in Mexico
# 21	China:	504	2008
Taxation in China
# 22	Central African Republic:	504	2008
Taxation in Central African Republic
# 23	Equatorial Guinea:	492	2008
Taxation in Equatorial Guinea
# 24	Gabon:	488	2008
Taxation in Gabon
# 25	Panama:	482	2008
Taxation in Panama
# 26	Dominican Republic:	480	2008
Taxation in Dominican Republic
# 27	Argentina:	453	2008
Taxation in Argentina
# 28	Algeria:	451	2008
Taxation in Algeria
# 29	Russia:	448	2008
Taxation in Russia
# 30	Bosnia and Herzegovina:	428	2008
Taxation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 31	Peru:	424	2008
Taxation in Peru
# 32	São Tomé and Príncipe:	424	2008
Taxation in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 33	Poland:	418	2008
Taxation in Poland
# 34	Kenya:	417	2008
Taxation in Kenya
# 35	Guinea:	416	2008
Taxation in Guinea
# 36	Jamaica:	414	2008
Taxation in Jamaica
# 37	Nepal:	408	2008
Taxation in Nepal
# 38	Sierra Leone:	399	2008
Taxation in Sierra Leone
# 39	Georgia:	387	2008
Taxation in Georgia
# 40	Azerbaijan:	376	2008
Taxation in Azerbaijan
# 41	Gambia, The:	376	2008
Taxation in Gambia, The
# 42	Namibia:	375	2008
Taxation in Namibia
# 43	Albania:	368	2008
Taxation in Albania
# 44	Morocco:	358	2008
Taxation in Morocco
# 45	Japan:	355	2008
Taxation in Japan
# 46	Guatemala:	344	2008
Taxation in Guatemala
# 47	Syria:	336	2008
Taxation in Syria
# 48	Uruguay:	336	2008
Taxation in Uruguay
# 49	Hungary:	330	2008
Taxation in Hungary
# 50	Portugal:	328	2008
Taxation in Portugal
# 51	Paraguay:	328	2008
Taxation in Paraguay
# 52	Slovakia:	325	2008
Taxation in Slovakia
# 53	Lesotho:	324	2008
Taxation in Lesotho
# 54	El Salvador:	320	2008
Taxation in El Salvador
# 55	Chile:	316	2008
Taxation in Chile
# 56	Italy:	314	2008
Taxation in Italy
# 57	Iraq:	312	2008
Taxation in Iraq
# 58	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	308	2008
Taxation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 59	Bangladesh:	302	2008
Taxation in Bangladesh
# 60	Malawi:	292	2008
Taxation in Malawi
# 61	Guyana:	288	2008
Taxation in Guyana
# 62	Costa Rica:	282	2008
Taxation in Costa Rica
# 63	Serbia and Montenegro:	279	2008
Taxation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 64	Latvia:	279	2008
Taxation in Latvia
# 65	Afghanistan:	275	2008
Taxation in Afghanistan
# 66	Bhutan:	274	2008
Taxation in Bhutan
# 67	Kazakhstan:	271	2008
Taxation in Kazakhstan
# 68	India:	271	2008
Taxation in India
# 69	Côte d'Ivoire:	270	2008
Taxation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 70	Togo:	270	2008
Taxation in Togo
# 71	Mali:	270	2008
Taxation in Mali
# 72	Burkina Faso:	270	2008
Taxation in Burkina Faso
# 73	Niger:	270	2008
Taxation in Niger
# 74	Benin:	270	2008
Taxation in Benin
# 75	Finland:	269	2008
Taxation in Finland
# 76	Indonesia:	266	2008
Taxation in Indonesia
# 77	Thailand:	264	2008
Taxation in Thailand
# 78	Slovenia:	260	2008
Taxation in Slovenia
# 79	Zimbabwe:	256	2008
Taxation in Zimbabwe
# 80	Colombia:	256	2008
Taxation in Colombia
# 81	Sri Lanka:	256	2008
Taxation in Sri Lanka
# 82	Nicaragua:	240	2008
Taxation in Nicaragua
# 83	Madagascar:	238	2008
Taxation in Madagascar
# 84	Moldova:	234	2008
Taxation in Moldova
# 85	Spain:	234	2008
Taxation in Spain
# 86	Israel:	230	2008
Taxation in Israel
# 87	Mozambique:	230	2008
Taxation in Mozambique
# 88	Tunisia:	228	2008
Taxation in Tunisia
# 89	Greece:	224	2008
Taxation in Greece
# 90	Honduras:	224	2008
Taxation in Honduras
# 91	Tajikistan:	224	2008
Taxation in Tajikistan
# 92	Ghana:	224	2008
Taxation in Ghana
# 93	Samoa:	224	2008
Taxation in Samoa
# 94	Turkey:	223	2008
Taxation in Turkey
# 95	Uganda:	222	2008
Taxation in Uganda
# 96	Puerto Rico:	218	2008
Taxation in Puerto Rico
# 97	Eritrea:	216	2008
Taxation in Eritrea
# 98	Trinidad and Tobago:	210	2008
Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago
# 99	Guinea-Bissau:	208	2008
Taxation in Guinea-Bissau
# 100	Antigua and Barbuda:	207	2008
Taxation in Antigua and Barbuda
# 101	Uzbekistan:	205	2008
Taxation in Uzbekistan
# 102	Mongolia:	204	2008
Taxation in Mongolia
# 103	Kyrgyzstan:	202	2008
Taxation in Kyrgyzstan
# 104	Romania:	202	2008
Taxation in Romania
# 105	South Africa:	200	2008
Taxation in South Africa
# 106	Suriname:	199	2008
Taxation in Suriname
# 107	Ethiopia:	198	2008
Taxation in Ethiopia
# 108	Croatia:	196	2008
Taxation in Croatia
# 109	Germany:	196	2008
Taxation in Germany
# 110	Philippines:	195	2008
Taxation in Philippines
# 111	Papua New Guinea:	194	2008
Taxation in Papua New Guinea
# 112	New Zealand:	192	2008
Taxation in New Zealand
# 113	United States:	187	2008
Taxation in United States
# 114	Cape Verde:	186	2008
Taxation in Cape Verde
# 115	Lebanon:	180	2008
Taxation in Lebanon
# 116	Netherlands:	180	2008
Taxation in Netherlands
# 117	Sudan:	180	2008
Taxation in Sudan
# 118	Tanzania:	172	2008
Taxation in Tanzania
# 119	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	172	2008
Taxation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 120	Austria:	170	2008
Taxation in Austria
# 121	Lithuania:	166	2008
Taxation in Lithuania
# 122	Tonga:	164	2008
Taxation in Tonga
# 123	Mauritius:	161	2008
Taxation in Mauritius
# 124	Haiti:	160	2008
Taxation in Haiti
# 125	Rwanda:	160	2008
Taxation in Rwanda
# 126	Liberia:	158	2008
Taxation in Liberia
# 127	Belgium:	156	2008
Taxation in Belgium
# 128	Macedonia, Republic of:	150	2008
Taxation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 129	Cyprus:	149	2008
Taxation in Cyprus
# 130	Belize:	147	2008
Taxation in Belize
# 131	Malaysia:	145	2008
Taxation in Malaysia
# 132	Brunei:	144	2008
Taxation in Brunei
# 133	Grenada:	140	2008
Taxation in Grenada
# 134	Fiji:	140	2008
Taxation in Fiji
# 135	Botswana:	140	2008
Taxation in Botswana
# 136	Burundi:	140	2008
Taxation in Burundi
# 137	Iceland:	140	2008
Taxation in Iceland
# 138	Cambodia:	137	2008
Taxation in Cambodia
# 139	Denmark:	135	2008
Taxation in Denmark
# 140	France:	132	2008
Taxation in France
# 141	Zambia:	132	2008
Taxation in Zambia
# 142	Marshall Islands:	128	2008
Taxation in Marshall Islands
# 143	Palau:	128	2008
Taxation in Palau
# 144	Sweden:	122	2008
Taxation in Sweden
# 145	Kiribati:	120	2008
Taxation in Kiribati
# 146	Vanuatu:	120	2008
Taxation in Vanuatu
# 147	Dominica:	120	2008
Taxation in Dominica
# 148	Canada:	119	2008
Taxation in Canada
# 149	Kuwait:	118	2008
Taxation in Kuwait
# 150	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:	117	2008
Taxation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 151	Australia:	107	2008
Taxation in Australia
# 152	United Kingdom:	105	2008
Taxation in United Kingdom
# 153	Swaziland:	104	2008
Taxation in Swaziland
# 154	Jordan:	101	2008
Taxation in Jordan
# 155	Comoros:	100	2008
Taxation in Comoros
# 156	Norway:	87	2008
Taxation in Norway
# 157	Singapore:	84	2008
Taxation in Singapore
# 158	Estonia:	81	2008
Taxation in Estonia
# 159	Solomon Islands:	80	2008
Taxation in Solomon Islands
# 160	Saudi Arabia:	79	2008
Taxation in Saudi Arabia
# 161	Seychelles:	76	2008
Taxation in Seychelles
# 162	Ireland:	76	2008
Taxation in Ireland
# 163	Djibouti:	66	2008
Taxation in Djibouti
# 164	Switzerland:	63	2008
Taxation in Switzerland
# 165	Oman:	62	2008
Taxation in Oman
# 166	Saint Lucia:	61	2008
Taxation in Saint Lucia
# 167	Luxembourg:	59	2008
Taxation in Luxembourg
# 168	Bahamas, The:	58	2008
Taxation in Bahamas, The
# 169	Bahrain:	36	2008
Taxation in Bahrain
# 170	Qatar:	36	2008
Taxation in Qatar
# 171	United Arab Emirates:	12	2008
Taxation in United Arab Emirates
# 172	Maldives:	0	2008
Taxation in Maldives
	Weighted average:	298.0
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union		243.62

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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