Iceland vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time

Iceland
140 hours per year
in 2019
Spain
143 hours per year
in 2019
Iceland rank
137th
Spain rank
136th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Iceland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in Iceland, a difference of 3 hours per year.

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

Iceland ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 140 hours per year 268.2 hours per year 128.2 hours per year Spain
2010s 140 hours per year 163.75 hours per year 23.75 hours per year Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Iceland or Spain?
Spain, at 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in Iceland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Iceland and Spain?
3 hours per year, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Iceland ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th 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.