Belgium vs Malta: Paying taxes: Time

Belgium
136 hours per year
in 2019
Malta
139 hours per year
in 2019
Belgium rank
147th
Malta rank
144th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Malta currently reports 139 hours per year against 136 hours per year in Belgium, a difference of 3 hours per year.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 147th and Malta ranks 144th of 190 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belgium or Malta?
Malta, at 139 hours per year against 136 hours per year in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belgium and Malta?
3 hours per year, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Belgium ranks 147th and Malta ranks 144th 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.