Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Government > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours
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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1,300 hours | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Nigeria | 1,120 hours | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Malawi | 878 hours | 2006 | ||
| =4 | Senegal | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| =4 | Mauritania | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Central African Republic | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Kenya | 432 hours | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 424 hours | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Guinea | 416 hours | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 399 hours | 2006 | ||
| 11 | The Gambia | 376 hours | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Lesotho | 352 hours | 2006 | ||
| 13 | South Africa | 350 hours | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 312 hours | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Madagascar | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| =15 | Ghana | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| =17 | Gabon | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =17 | Angola | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Burkina Faso | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Benin | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Togo | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Mali | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Niger | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Tanzania | 248 hours | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Uganda | 237 hours | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Mozambique | 230 hours | 2006 | ||
| =28 | Zimbabwe | 216 hours | 2006 | ||
| =28 | Eritrea | 216 hours | 2006 | ||
| =30 | Ethiopia | 212 hours | 2006 | ||
| =30 | Equatorial Guinea | 212 hours | 2006 | ||
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Sudan | 180 hours | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Rwanda | 168 hours | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Mauritius | 158 hours | 2006 | ||
| =36 | Botswana | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| =36 | Burundi | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Zambia | 131 hours | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Chad | 122 hours | 2006 | ||
| 40 | Djibouti | 114 hours | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Swaziland | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
| =42 | Cape Verde | 100 hours | 2006 | ||
| =42 | Comoros | 100 hours | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Seychelles | 76 hours | 2006 |