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
0100200300200520122019

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

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.