Ghana vs Samoa: Paying taxes: Time
Ghana
226 hours per year
in 2019
Samoa
224 hours per year
in 2019
Ghana rank
72nd
Samoa rank
74th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 226 hours per year against 224 hours per year in Samoa, a difference of 2 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 74th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 272 hours per year | 224 hours per year | 48 hours per year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 224.2 hours per year | 224 hours per year | 0.2 hours per year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 226 hours per year against 224 hours per year in Samoa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Ghana and Samoa?
- 2 hours per year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Ghana ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 74th 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
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.