Australia vs United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time
Australia
105 hours per year
in 2019
United Kingdom
114 hours per year
in 2019
Australia rank
164th
United Kingdom rank
161st
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 114 hours per year against 105 hours per year in Australia, a difference of 9 hours per year.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107 hours per year | 101 hours per year | 6 hours per year | Australia |
| 2010s | 106.2 hours per year | 105.9 hours per year | 0.3 hours per year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 114 hours per year against 105 hours per year in Australia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 9 hours per year, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Australia ranks 164th and United Kingdom ranks 161st 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
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.