Bahamas vs Zambia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)

Bahamas
155 hours per year
in 2019
Zambia
158 hours per year
in 2019
Bahamas rank
130th
Zambia rank
128th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time

  • Bahamas
  • Zambia
50100150200250200520122019

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 158 hours per year against 155 hours per year in Bahamas, a difference of 3 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Zambia ahead.

Bahamas ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 128th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 58 hours per year 183 hours per year 125 hours per year Zambia
2010s 116.6 hours per year 175.95 hours per year 59.35 hours per year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Bahamas or Zambia?
Zambia, at 158 hours per year against 155 hours per year in Bahamas as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Bahamas and Zambia?
3 hours per year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Bahamas and Zambia rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Bahamas ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 128th 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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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
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.