Bahrain, Kingdom of vs Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China: Paying taxes: Time

Bahrain, Kingdom of
22.5 hours per year
in 2019
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
34.5 hours per year
in 2019
Bahrain, Kingdom of rank
189th
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank
188th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Bahrain, Kingdom of
  • Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
0204060200520122019

How they compare

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China currently reports 34.5 hours per year against 22.5 hours per year in Bahrain, Kingdom of, a difference of 12 hours per year.

That makes Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China's figure about 1.5 times Bahrain, Kingdom of's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China has been ahead every year.

Bahrain, Kingdom of ranks 189th and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 188th of 189 countries.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain, Kingdom of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China Difference Ahead
2000s 27 hours per year 50.5 hours per year 23.5 hours per year Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
2010s 26.85 hours per year 44.9 hours per year 18.05 hours per year Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Bahrain, Kingdom of or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, at 34.5 hours per year against 22.5 hours per year in Bahrain, Kingdom of as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Bahrain, Kingdom of and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
12 hours per year, with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain, Kingdom of and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Bahrain, Kingdom of and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Bahrain, Kingdom of ranks 189th and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China ranks 188th 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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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.