Australia vs Kuwait: Paying taxes: Time

Australia
105 hours per year
in 2019
Kuwait
98 hours per year
in 2019
Australia rank
164th
Kuwait rank
166th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Australia
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 105 hours per year against 98 hours per year in Kuwait, a difference of 7 hours per year.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 164th and Kuwait ranks 166th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 107 hours per year 98 hours per year 9 hours per year Australia
2010s 106.2 hours per year 98 hours per year 8.2 hours per year Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Australia or Kuwait?
Australia, at 105 hours per year against 98 hours per year in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Australia and Kuwait?
7 hours per year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kuwait?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Australia and Kuwait rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Australia ranks 164th and Kuwait ranks 166th of 187 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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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.