Bahamas vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Time
Bahamas
155 hours per year
in 2019
Costa Rica
151 hours per year
in 2019
Bahamas rank
130th
Costa Rica rank
134th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Bahamas
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 155 hours per year against 151 hours per year in Costa Rica, a difference of 4 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 134th of 189 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58 hours per year | 322 hours per year | 264 hours per year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 116.6 hours per year | 188.8 hours per year | 72.2 hours per year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Bahamas or Costa Rica?
- Bahamas, at 155 hours per year against 151 hours per year in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 4 hours per year, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Costa Rica?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Bahamas ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 134th of 189 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.