Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)

Afghanistan
270 hours per year
in 2019
Mauritania
270 hours per year
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
45th
Mauritania rank
45th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
0200400600800200520122019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 270 hours per year against 270 hours per year in Mauritania, a difference of 0 hours per year.

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

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 275 hours per year 696 hours per year 421 hours per year Mauritania
2010s 274 hours per year 536.2 hours per year 262.2 hours per year Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 270 hours per year against 270 hours per year in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
0 hours per year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time (hours per year). 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)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.