China vs France: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

China
86.24
in 2019
France
86.09
in 2019
China rank
45th
France rank
46th

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

  • China
  • France
020406080200520122019

How they compare

China currently reports 86.24 against 86.09 in France, a difference of 0.15.

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

China ranks 45th and France ranks 46th of 191 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
2000s 14.35 87.17 72.82 France
2010s 66.13 86.51 20.37 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, China or France?
China, at 86.24 against 86.09 in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between China and France?
0.15, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do China and France rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
China ranks 45th and France ranks 46th 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.