Germany vs Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Time

Germany
218 hours per year
in 2019
Puerto Rico
218 hours per year
in 2019
Germany rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
78th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Germany
  • Puerto Rico
050100150200200520122019

How they compare

Germany currently reports 218 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 190 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 196 hours per year 171.2 hours per year 24.8 hours per year Germany
2010s 216.9 hours per year 218 hours per year 1.1 hours per year Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Germany or Puerto Rico?
Germany, at 218 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Germany and Puerto Rico?
0 hours per year, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Puerto Rico?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Germany and Puerto Rico rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Germany ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 78th 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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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.