Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Time

Democratic Republic of Congo
346 hours per year
in 2019
Sierra Leone
343 hours per year
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
25th
Sierra Leone rank
27th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 346 hours per year against 343 hours per year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 190 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 308 hours per year 374.6 hours per year 66.6 hours per year Sierra Leone
2010s 342.6 hours per year 340.6 hours per year 2 hours per year Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 346 hours per year against 343 hours per year in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
3 hours per year, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 25th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th 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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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.