Belize vs New Zealand: Paying taxes: Time

Belize
147 hours per year
in 2019
New Zealand
140 hours per year
in 2019
Belize rank
134th
New Zealand rank
137th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Belize
  • New Zealand
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Belize currently reports 147 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand, a difference of 7 hours per year.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.

Belize ranks 134th and New Zealand ranks 137th of 187 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 147 hours per year 172 hours per year 25 hours per year New Zealand
2010s 147 hours per year 152.4 hours per year 5.4 hours per year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Belize or New Zealand?
Belize, at 147 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Belize and New Zealand?
7 hours per year, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Belize ranks 134th and New Zealand ranks 137th 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.