Germany vs Taiwan: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Germany
218 hours per year
in 2019
Taiwan
221 hours per year
in 2019
Germany rank
78th
Taiwan rank
76th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time
- Germany
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 221 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Germany, a difference of 3 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 190 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 196 hours per year | 328.1 hours per year | 132.1 hours per year | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 216.9 hours per year | 228.2 hours per year | 11.3 hours per year | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Germany or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 221 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Germany as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Germany and Taiwan?
- 3 hours per year, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taiwan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Germany and Taiwan rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Germany ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 76th 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.