Belarus vs Latvia: Paying taxes: Time
Belarus
170 hours per year
in 2019
Latvia
168.5 hours per year
in 2019
Belarus rank
117th
Latvia rank
120th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 170 hours per year against 168.5 hours per year in Latvia, a difference of 1.5 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 120th of 187 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 969.2 hours per year | 255.4 hours per year | 713.8 hours per year | Belarus |
| 2010s | 318.2 hours per year | 201.1 hours per year | 117.1 hours per year | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belarus or Latvia?
- Belarus, at 170 hours per year against 168.5 hours per year in Latvia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belarus and Latvia?
- 1.5 hours per year, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Belarus ranks 117th and Latvia ranks 120th 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.