Canada vs Japan: Paying taxes: Time
Canada
131 hours per year
in 2019
Japan
128.5 hours per year
in 2019
Canada rank
148th
Japan rank
151st
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 131 hours per year against 128.5 hours per year in Japan, a difference of 2.5 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 148th and Japan ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 119 hours per year | 221.5 hours per year | 102.5 hours per year | Japan |
| 2010s | 131 hours per year | 171.3 hours per year | 40.3 hours per year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 131 hours per year against 128.5 hours per year in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Canada and Japan?
- 2.5 hours per year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Canada ranks 148th and Japan ranks 151st 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
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.