Iceland vs New Zealand: Paying taxes: Time

Iceland
140 hours per year
in 2019
New Zealand
140 hours per year
in 2019
Iceland rank
138th
New Zealand rank
138th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 140 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand, a difference of 0 hours per year.

Across all 15 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 140 hours per year 172 hours per year 32 hours per year New Zealand
2010s 140 hours per year 152.4 hours per year 12.4 hours per year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Iceland or New Zealand?
Iceland, at 140 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Iceland and New Zealand?
0 hours per year, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Iceland ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 189 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.