GMB vs POL: Paying taxes: Time

GMB
326 hours per year
in 2019
POL
334 hours per year
in 2019
GMB rank
32nd
POL rank
29th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • GMB
  • POL
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

POL currently reports 334 hours per year against 326 hours per year in GMB, a difference of 8 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was POL ahead.

GMB ranks 32nd and POL ranks 29th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, GMB averaged higher in 1 and POL in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade GMB POL Difference Ahead
2000s 376 hours per year 415.4 hours per year 39.4 hours per year POL
2010s 351 hours per year 294.3 hours per year 56.7 hours per year GMB

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, GMB or POL?
POL, at 334 hours per year against 326 hours per year in GMB as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between GMB and POL?
8 hours per year, with POL ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GMB and POL?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do GMB and POL rank globally for paying taxes: time?
GMB ranks 32nd and POL ranks 29th 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.