Estonia vs Hong Kong, China: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Estonia
99.85
in 2019
Hong Kong, China
100
in 2019
Estonia rank
4th
Hong Kong, China rank
1st

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

  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong, China
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 100 against 99.85 in Estonia, a difference of 0.15.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 4th and Hong Kong, China ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 95.05 99.77 4.71 Hong Kong, China
2010s 96.88 99.95 3.08 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Estonia or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 100 against 99.85 in Estonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Estonia and Hong Kong, China?
0.15, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hong Kong, China?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Estonia and Hong Kong, China rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Estonia ranks 4th and Hong Kong, China ranks 1st 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.