Egypt vs Nigeria: Paying taxes: Time

Egypt
370 hours per year
in 2019
Nigeria
343.37 hours per year
in 2019
Egypt rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
26th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
0200400600800200520122019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 370 hours per year against 343.37 hours per year in Nigeria, a difference of 26.63 hours per year.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 26th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 600.3 hours per year 541.2 hours per year 59.1 hours per year Egypt
2010s 398 hours per year 408.28 hours per year 10.28 hours per year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Egypt or Nigeria?
Egypt, at 370 hours per year against 343.37 hours per year in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Egypt and Nigeria?
26.63 hours per year, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Egypt ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 26th 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.