Bulgaria vs Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Time

Bulgaria
441 hours per year
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
424 hours per year
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
12th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 441 hours per year against 424 hours per year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 17 hours per year.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 598 hours per year 424 hours per year 174 hours per year Bulgaria
2010s 464.1 hours per year 424 hours per year 40.1 hours per year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Bulgaria or Sao Tome and Principe?
Bulgaria, at 441 hours per year against 424 hours per year in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
17 hours per year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Bulgaria ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th 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.