Guatemala vs India: Paying taxes: Time

Guatemala
248 hours per year
in 2019
India
251.88 hours per year
in 2019
Guatemala rank
58th
India rank
57th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Guatemala
  • India
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

India currently reports 251.88 hours per year against 248 hours per year in Guatemala, a difference of 3.88 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 58th and India ranks 57th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala India Difference Ahead
2000s 344 hours per year 280.2 hours per year 63.8 hours per year Guatemala
2010s 285.8 hours per year 254.37 hours per year 31.43 hours per year Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Guatemala or India?
India, at 251.88 hours per year against 248 hours per year in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Guatemala and India?
3.88 hours per year, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and India?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and India rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Guatemala ranks 58th and India ranks 57th 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.