Finland vs Ireland: Paying taxes: Time
Finland
90 hours per year
in 2019
Ireland
81.5 hours per year
in 2019
Finland rank
172nd
Ireland rank
174th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 90 hours per year against 81.5 hours per year in Ireland, a difference of 8.5 hours per year.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 174th of 190 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 263.8 hours per year | 75 hours per year | 188.8 hours per year | Finland |
| 2010s | 107.4 hours per year | 79.25 hours per year | 28.15 hours per year | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 90 hours per year against 81.5 hours per year in Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Finland and Ireland?
- 8.5 hours per year, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Finland ranks 172nd and Ireland ranks 174th 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
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.