Estonia vs Hong Kong (China): Paying taxes: Time

Estonia
50 hours per year
in 2019
Hong Kong (China)
34.5 hours per year
in 2019
Estonia rank
186th
Hong Kong (China) rank
188th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Estonia
  • Hong Kong (China)
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 50 hours per year against 34.5 hours per year in Hong Kong (China), a difference of 15.5 hours per year.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.4 times Hong Kong (China)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 186th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 188th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Hong Kong (China) Difference Ahead
2000s 81 hours per year 50.5 hours per year 30.5 hours per year Estonia
2010s 69.2 hours per year 44.9 hours per year 24.3 hours per year Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Estonia or Hong Kong (China)?
Estonia, at 50 hours per year against 34.5 hours per year in Hong Kong (China) as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Estonia and Hong Kong (China)?
15.5 hours per year, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Hong Kong (China)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Estonia and Hong Kong (China) rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Estonia ranks 186th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 188th of 189 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.