Central African Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Time

Central African Republic
483 hours per year
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
424 hours per year
in 2019
Central African Republic rank
11th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
14th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 483 hours per year against 424 hours per year in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 59 hours per year.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 14th of 190 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 504 hours per year 424 hours per year 80 hours per year Central African Republic
2010s 487.2 hours per year 424 hours per year 63.2 hours per year Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Central African Republic or Sao Tome and Principe?
Central African Republic, at 483 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 Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
59 hours per year, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Central African Republic ranks 11th 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.