Belize vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Time
Belize
147 hours per year
in 2019
Costa Rica
151 hours per year
in 2019
Belize rank
134th
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 151 hours per year against 147 hours per year in Belize, a difference of 4 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 147 hours per year | 354 hours per year | 207 hours per year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 147 hours per year | 188.8 hours per year | 41.8 hours per year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 151 hours per year against 147 hours per year in Belize as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 4 hours per year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Belize ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 133rd 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.