What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

1.55, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Lesotho: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Dominican Republic

58.58

in 2019

Lesotho

57.03

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

155th

Lesotho rank

157th

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

Dominican Republic
Lesotho

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 58.58 against 57.03 in Lesotho, a difference of 1.55.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	57.87	42.1	15.77	Dominican Republic
2010s	58.18	57.26	0.9165	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Dominican Republic or Lesotho?: Dominican Republic, at 58.58 against 57.03 in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 1.55, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Lesotho?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Lesotho rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Dominican Republic ranks 155th and Lesotho ranks 157th of 188 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: 10 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.