Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Papua New Guinea
75.58
in 2019
South Africa
75.12
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
103rd
South Africa rank
105th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.58 against 75.12 in South Africa, a difference of 0.46.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 191 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 76.55 63.37 13.18 Papua New Guinea
2010s 76.07 76.38 0.3091 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
Papua New Guinea, at 75.58 against 75.12 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.46, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th 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.