Belgium vs China: Paying taxes: Time
Belgium
136 hours per year
in 2019
China
138 hours per year
in 2019
Belgium rank
145th
China rank
144th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 138 hours per year against 136 hours per year in Belgium, a difference of 2 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 145th and China ranks 144th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156 hours per year | 684.77 hours per year | 528.77 hours per year | China |
| 2010s | 134.3 hours per year | 268.12 hours per year | 133.82 hours per year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belgium or China?
- China, at 138 hours per year against 136 hours per year in Belgium as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belgium and China?
- 2 hours per year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and China rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Belgium ranks 145th and China ranks 144th 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.