Democratic Republic of Congo vs Laos: Paying taxes: Time

Democratic Republic of Congo
346 hours per year
in 2019
Laos
362 hours per year
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
25th
Laos rank
24th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Laos
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Laos currently reports 362 hours per year against 346 hours per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 16 hours per year.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th and Laos ranks 24th of 187 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 308 hours per year 587.6 hours per year 279.6 hours per year Laos
2010s 342.6 hours per year 362 hours per year 19.4 hours per year Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Democratic Republic of Congo or Laos?
Laos, at 362 hours per year against 346 hours per year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
16 hours per year, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th and Laos ranks 24th 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.