Which has higher paying taxes: time, Dominican Republic or Iraq?

Dominican Republic, at 317 hours per year against 312 hours per year in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Dominican Republic and Iraq?

5 hours per year, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Iraq?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Iraq: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)

Dominican Republic

317 hours per year

in 2019

Iraq

312 hours per year

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

33rd

Iraq rank

34th

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time

Dominican Republic
Iraq

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 317 hours per year against 312 hours per year in Iraq, a difference of 5 hours per year.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	321.6 hours per year	312 hours per year	9.6 hours per year	Dominican Republic
2010s	319.6 hours per year	312 hours per year	7.6 hours per year	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Dominican Republic or Iraq?: Dominican Republic, at 317 hours per year against 312 hours per year in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Dominican Republic and Iraq?: 5 hours per year, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Iraq?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Iraq rank globally for paying taxes: time?: Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Iraq ranks 34th 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: 02 November 2026

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.