Government > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Countries Compared
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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2,600 hours | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Ukraine | 2,185 hours | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Cameroon | 1,300 hours | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 1,188 hours | 2006 | ||
| =5 | Nigeria | 1,120 hours | 2006 | ||
| =5 | Armenia | 1,120 hours | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Bolivia | 1,080 hours | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Vietnam | 1,050 hours | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Azerbaijan | 1,000 hours | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Czech Republic | 930 hours | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Malawi | 878 hours | 2006 | ||
| 12 | China | 872 hours | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Venezuela | 864 hours | 2006 | ||
| =14 | Senegal | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| =14 | Mauritania | 696 hours | 2006 | ||
| 16 | East Timor | 640 hours | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Bulgaria | 616 hours | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Argentina | 615 hours | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Spain | 602 hours | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Ecuador | 600 hours | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 576.29 hours | 2006 | |||
| =21 | Congo, Republic of the | 576 hours | 2006 | ||
| =21 | Indonesia | 576 hours | 2006 | ||
| =23 | Panama | 560 hours | 2006 | ||
| =23 | Pakistan | 560 hours | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 553.14 hours | 2006 | |||
| 25 | Mexico | 552 hours | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 541.08 hours | 2006 | |||
| 26 | Egypt | 536 hours | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 528 hours | 2006 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 525.86 hours | 2006 | |||
| =28 | Central African Republic | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
| =28 | Algeria | 504 hours | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Morocco | 468 hours | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Colombia | 456 hours | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 435.74 hours | 2006 | |||
| =32 | Kenya | 432 hours | 2006 | ||
| =32 | Chile | 432 hours | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 425.69 hours | 2006 | |||
| =34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 424 hours | 2006 | ||
| =34 | Peru | 424 hours | 2006 | ||
| =34 | Honduras | 424 hours | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Georgia | 423 hours | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Guinea | 416 hours | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Jamaica | 414 hours | 2006 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 410.32 hours | 2006 | |||
| 40 | Nepal | 408 hours | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Costa Rica | 402 hours | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Bangladesh | 400 hours | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 399 hours | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 396.56 hours | 2006 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 382.76 hours | 2006 | |||
| 44 | The Gambia | 376 hours | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 368 hours | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Italy | 360 hours | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 354.6 hours | 2006 | |||
| 47 | Lesotho | 352 hours | 2006 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 350.21 hours | 2006 | |||
| =48 | South Africa | 350 hours | 2006 | ||
| =48 | Japan | 350 hours | 2006 | ||
| 50 | Slovakia | 344 hours | 2006 | ||
| 51 | Syria | 336 hours | 2006 | ||
| =52 | Portugal | 328 hours | 2006 | ||
| =52 | Paraguay | 328 hours | 2006 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 327.95 hours | 2006 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 325.89 hours | 2006 | |||
| 54 | United States | 325 hours | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Latvia | 320 hours | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Iraq | 312 hours | 2006 | ||
| =56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 312 hours | 2006 | ||
| =58 | Madagascar | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| =58 | Hungary | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| =58 | Ghana | 304 hours | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Uruguay | 300 hours | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Guatemala | 294 hours | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Iran | 292 hours | 2006 | ||
| 64 | South Korea | 290 hours | 2006 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 288.45 hours | 2006 | |||
| 65 | Guyana | 288 hours | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Afghanistan | 275 hours | 2006 | ||
| 67 | Bhutan | 274 hours | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 272.27 hours | 2006 | |||
| =68 | Slovenia | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Gabon | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Angola | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =68 | Austria | 272 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Burkina Faso | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Benin | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Togo | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Mali | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| =72 | Niger | 270 hours | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 269.28 hours | 2006 | |||
| 78 | Tunisia | 268 hours | 2006 | ||
| =79 | Finland | 264 hours | 2006 | ||
| =79 | India | 264 hours | 2006 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 263 hours | 2006 | |||
| =81 | Russia | 256 hours | 2006 | ||
| =81 | Sri Lanka | 256 hours | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Turkey | 254 hours | 2006 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 252.6 hours | 2006 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 252.52 hours | 2006 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 250.33 hours | 2006 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 250.1 hours | 2006 | |||
| =84 | Netherlands | 250 hours | 2006 | ||
| =84 | Moldova | 250 hours | 2006 | ||
| =86 | Tanzania | 248 hours | 2006 | ||
| =86 | Yemen | 248 hours | 2006 | ||
| =88 | Albania | 240 hours | 2006 | ||
| =88 | Nicaragua | 240 hours | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 238.3 hours | 2006 | |||
| 90 | Uganda | 237 hours | 2006 | ||
| 91 | Mozambique | 230 hours | 2006 | ||
| 92 | Israel | 225 hours | 2006 | ||
| =93 | Tajikistan | 224 hours | 2006 | ||
| =93 | El Salvador | 224 hours | 2006 | ||
| =93 | Samoa | 224 hours | 2006 | ||
| =96 | Zimbabwe | 216 hours | 2006 | ||
| =96 | Eritrea | 216 hours | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 213.14 hours | 2006 | |||
| =98 | Ethiopia | 212 hours | 2006 | ||
| =98 | Equatorial Guinea | 212 hours | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Lebanon | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
| =100 | Guinea-Bissau | 208 hours | 2006 | ||
| =103 | Greece | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
| =103 | Mongolia | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
| =103 | Kyrgyzstan | 204 hours | 2006 | ||
| =106 | Suriname | 198 hours | 2006 | ||
| =106 | Papua New Guinea | 198 hours | 2006 | ||
| =106 | Romania | 198 hours | 2006 | ||
| 109 | Croatia | 196 hours | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Malaysia | 190 hours | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Sudan | 180 hours | 2006 | ||
| =111 | Laos | 180 hours | 2006 | ||
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 178 hours | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Poland | 175 hours | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Rwanda | 168 hours | 2006 | ||
| 116 | Tonga | 164 hours | 2006 | ||
| 117 | Lithuania | 162 hours | 2006 | ||
| =118 | Belgium | 160 hours | 2006 | ||
| =118 | Haiti | 160 hours | 2006 | ||
| 120 | Mauritius | 158 hours | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 156 hours | 2006 | ||
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 152 hours | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Fiji | 145 hours | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Botswana | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Puerto Rico | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Grenada | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Burundi | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Iceland | 140 hours | 2006 | ||
| 129 | Denmark | 135 hours | 2006 | ||
| 130 | Zambia | 131 hours | 2006 | ||
| =131 | France | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
| =131 | Palau | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
| =131 | Federated States of Micronesia | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
| =131 | Marshall Islands | 128 hours | 2006 | ||
| =135 | Sweden | 122 hours | 2006 | ||
| =135 | Chad | 122 hours | 2006 | ||
| 137 | Cambodia | 121 hours | 2006 | ||
| =138 | Vanuatu | 120 hours | 2006 | ||
| =138 | Kiribati | 120 hours | 2006 | ||
| 140 | Canada | 119 hours | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Kuwait | 118 hours | 2006 | ||
| =142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 114 hours | 2006 | ||
| =142 | Djibouti | 114 hours | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Belize | 108 hours | 2006 | ||
| 145 | Australia | 107 hours | 2006 | ||
| =146 | United Kingdom | 105 hours | 2006 | ||
| =146 | Germany | 105 hours | 2006 | ||
| =148 | Swaziland | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
| =148 | Thailand | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
| =148 | Estonia | 104 hours | 2006 | ||
| 151 | Jordan | 101 hours | 2006 | ||
| =152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 hours | 2006 | ||
| =152 | Cape Verde | 100 hours | 2006 | ||
| =152 | Comoros | 100 hours | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Philippines | 94 hours | 2006 | ||
| 156 | Norway | 87 hours | 2006 | ||
| =157 | Hong Kong | 80 hours | 2006 | ||
| =157 | Solomon Islands | 80 hours | 2006 | ||
| =159 | Ireland | 76 hours | 2006 | ||
| =159 | Seychelles | 76 hours | 2006 | ||
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 75 hours | 2006 | ||
| 162 | New Zealand | 70 hours | 2006 | ||
| 163 | Switzerland | 68 hours | 2006 | ||
| 164 | Dominica | 65 hours | 2006 | ||
| 165 | Oman | 52 hours | 2006 | ||
| 166 | Saint Lucia | 41 hours | 2006 | ||
| 167 | Singapore | 30 hours | 2006 | ||
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 12 hours | 2006 |