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
020406080100200520122019

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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 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.