Guatemala vs Portugal: Paying taxes: Time

Guatemala
248 hours per year
in 2019
Portugal
243 hours per year
in 2019
Guatemala rank
58th
Portugal rank
61st

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Guatemala
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 248 hours per year against 243 hours per year in Portugal, a difference of 5 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 61st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 344 hours per year 328 hours per year 16 hours per year Guatemala
2010s 285.8 hours per year 264.5 hours per year 21.3 hours per year Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Guatemala or Portugal?
Guatemala, at 248 hours per year against 243 hours per year in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Guatemala and Portugal?
5 hours per year, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Portugal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Portugal rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Guatemala ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.