Eswatini vs Japan: Paying taxes: Time

Eswatini
122 hours per year
in 2019
Japan
128.5 hours per year
in 2019
Eswatini rank
155th
Japan rank
153rd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Eswatini
  • Japan
050100150200250200520122019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 128.5 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Eswatini, a difference of 6.5 hours per year.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 155th and Japan ranks 153rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 116 hours per year 221.5 hours per year 105.5 hours per year Japan
2010s 120.2 hours per year 171.3 hours per year 51.1 hours per year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Eswatini or Japan?
Japan, at 128.5 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Eswatini as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Eswatini and Japan?
6.5 hours per year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Japan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Eswatini and Japan rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Eswatini ranks 155th and Japan ranks 153rd 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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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
190 places, 2,789 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.