China vs France: Paying taxes: Time
China
138 hours per year
in 2019
France
139 hours per year
in 2019
China rank
144th
France rank
142nd
Paying taxes: Time over time
- China
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 139 hours per year against 138 hours per year in China, a difference of 1 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 144th and France ranks 142nd of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 684.77 hours per year | 132 hours per year | 552.77 hours per year | China |
| 2010s | 268.12 hours per year | 136.3 hours per year | 131.82 hours per year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, China or France?
- France, at 139 hours per year against 138 hours per year in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between China and France?
- 1 hours per year, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do China and France rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- China ranks 144th and France ranks 142nd 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.