Botswana vs Cyprus: Paying taxes: Time

Botswana
120 hours per year
in 2019
Cyprus
119.5 hours per year
in 2019
Botswana rank
155th
Cyprus rank
157th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Botswana
  • Cyprus
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 120 hours per year against 119.5 hours per year in Cyprus, a difference of 0.5 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cyprus ahead.

Botswana ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 157th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Cyprus Difference Ahead
2000s 140 hours per year 149 hours per year 9 hours per year Cyprus
2010s 142.4 hours per year 137.9 hours per year 4.5 hours per year Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Botswana or Cyprus?
Botswana, at 120 hours per year against 119.5 hours per year in Cyprus as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Botswana and Cyprus?
0.5 hours per year, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cyprus?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Cyprus rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Botswana ranks 155th and Cyprus ranks 157th 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.