Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score

Saudi Arabia
84.08
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
83.15
in 2019
Saudi Arabia rank
57th
United Arab Emirates rank
61st

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 84.08 against 83.15 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.93.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 61st of 190 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 95.67 100 4.33 United Arab Emirates
2010s 96.24 98.32 2.07 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 84.08 against 83.15 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
0.93, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 61st 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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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.