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
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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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.