What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Antigua and Barbuda and United States of America?

0.31, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and United States of America?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs United States of America: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Antigua and Barbuda

80.22

in 2019

United States of America

80.53

in 2019

Antigua and Barbuda rank

81st

United States of America rank

80th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time

Antigua and Barbuda
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 80.53 against 80.22 in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 80th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	77.71	65.87	11.84	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	76.74	80.15	3.42	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Antigua and Barbuda or United States of America?: United States of America, at 80.53 against 80.22 in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Antigua and Barbuda and United States of America?: 0.31, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and United States of America?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and United States of America rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 80th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.