China vs Malta: Paying taxes: Time

China
138 hours per year
in 2019
Malta
139 hours per year
in 2019
China rank
146th
Malta rank
144th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • China
  • Malta
200400600800200520122019

How they compare

Malta 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 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was China ahead.

China ranks 146th and Malta ranks 144th of 190 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, China or Malta?
Malta, 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 Malta?
1 hours per year, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malta?
9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
How do China and Malta rank globally for paying taxes: time?
China ranks 146th and Malta ranks 144th 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.