Georgia vs South Africa: Paying taxes: Time

Georgia
216 hours per year
in 2019
South Africa
210 hours per year
in 2019
Georgia rank
81st
South Africa rank
84th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Georgia
  • South Africa
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 216 hours per year against 210 hours per year in South Africa, a difference of 6 hours per year.

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

Georgia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 84th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 399.2 hours per year 286 hours per year 113.2 hours per year Georgia
2010s 303.3 hours per year 201.8 hours per year 101.5 hours per year Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Georgia or South Africa?
Georgia, at 216 hours per year against 210 hours per year in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Georgia and South Africa?
6 hours per year, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Georgia and South Africa rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Georgia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 84th 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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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.