Cyprus vs Netherlands: Paying taxes: Time

Cyprus
119.5 hours per year
in 2019
Netherlands
119 hours per year
in 2019
Cyprus rank
157th
Netherlands rank
158th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Cyprus
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 119.5 hours per year against 119 hours per year in Netherlands, a difference of 0.5 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cyprus ranks 157th and Netherlands ranks 158th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 149 hours per year 172 hours per year 23 hours per year Netherlands
2010s 137.9 hours per year 121.5 hours per year 16.4 hours per year Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Cyprus or Netherlands?
Cyprus, at 119.5 hours per year against 119 hours per year in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Cyprus and Netherlands?
0.5 hours per year, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Netherlands?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Cyprus and Netherlands rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Cyprus ranks 157th and Netherlands ranks 158th 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.