Botswana vs Eswatini: Paying taxes: Time

Botswana
120 hours per year
in 2019
Eswatini
122 hours per year
in 2019
Botswana rank
157th
Eswatini rank
155th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 122 hours per year against 120 hours per year in Botswana, a difference of 2 hours per year.

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

Botswana ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 155th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eswatini Difference Ahead
2000s 140 hours per year 116 hours per year 24 hours per year Botswana
2010s 142.4 hours per year 120.2 hours per year 22.2 hours per year Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Botswana or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 122 hours per year against 120 hours per year in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Botswana and Eswatini?
2 hours per year, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Botswana ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 155th 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.