Central African Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Central African Republic
32.92
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
42.04
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
180th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
177th

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

  • Central African Republic
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 42.04 against 32.92 in Central African Republic, a difference of 9.12.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th of 191 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 29.68 42.04 12.36 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 32.27 42.04 9.77 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Central African Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 42.04 against 32.92 in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
9.12, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Central African Republic ranks 180th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th 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

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.