Colombia vs India: Paying taxes: Time

Colombia
255.5 hours per year
in 2019
India
251.88 hours per year
in 2019
Colombia rank
55th
India rank
57th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Colombia
  • India
0100200300400500200520122019

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 255.5 hours per year against 251.88 hours per year in India, a difference of 3.62 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 55th and India ranks 57th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia India Difference Ahead
2000s 328.8 hours per year 280.2 hours per year 48.6 hours per year Colombia
2010s 227.4 hours per year 254.37 hours per year 26.97 hours per year India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Colombia or India?
Colombia, at 255.5 hours per year against 251.88 hours per year in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Colombia and India?
3.62 hours per year, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Colombia and India rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Colombia ranks 55th and India ranks 57th 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.