Costa Rica vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time
Costa Rica
151 hours per year
in 2019
Spain
143 hours per year
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
133rd
Spain rank
136th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 151 hours per year against 143 hours per year in Spain, a difference of 8 hours per year.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Spain ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 354 hours per year | 268.2 hours per year | 85.8 hours per year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 188.8 hours per year | 163.75 hours per year | 25.05 hours per year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at 151 hours per year against 143 hours per year in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 8 hours per year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Spain ranks 136th 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.