Belgium vs Denmark: Paying taxes: Time
Belgium
136 hours per year
in 2019
Denmark
132 hours per year
in 2019
Belgium rank
145th
Denmark rank
147th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 136 hours per year against 132 hours per year in Denmark, a difference of 4 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 145th and Denmark ranks 147th of 187 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 156 hours per year | 135 hours per year | 21 hours per year | Belgium |
| 2010s | 134.3 hours per year | 132.4 hours per year | 1.9 hours per year | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 136 hours per year against 132 hours per year in Denmark as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belgium and Denmark?
- 4 hours per year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Belgium ranks 145th and Denmark ranks 147th 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.