Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Costa Rica
84.23
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
84.08
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
56th
Saudi Arabia rank
57th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 84.23 against 84.08 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 190 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.86 | 95.67 | 42.81 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 78.39 | 96.24 | 17.85 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
- Costa Rica, at 84.23 against 84.08 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.15, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 57th of 190 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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About this data
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.