Iraq vs Lesotho: Paying taxes: Time

Iraq
312 hours per year
in 2019
Lesotho
327 hours per year
in 2019
Iraq rank
34th
Lesotho rank
31st

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Iraq
  • Lesotho
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 327 hours per year against 312 hours per year in Iraq, a difference of 15 hours per year.

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

Iraq ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 312 hours per year 423.6 hours per year 111.6 hours per year Lesotho
2010s 312 hours per year 325.53 hours per year 13.53 hours per year Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Iraq or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 327 hours per year against 312 hours per year in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Iraq and Lesotho?
15 hours per year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lesotho?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Lesotho rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Iraq ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 31st 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.