Japan vs Sri Lanka: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Japan
87.71
in 2019
Sri Lanka
87.64
in 2019
Japan rank
37th
Sri Lanka rank
38th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 87.71 against 87.64 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.34 | 67.08 | 6.26 | Japan |
| 2010s | 81.1 | 77.69 | 3.41 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 87.71 against 87.64 in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Japan ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th 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
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.