Ireland vs Seychelles: Paying taxes: Time

Ireland
81.5 hours per year
in 2019
Seychelles
85 hours per year
in 2019
Ireland rank
174th
Seychelles rank
173rd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Ireland
  • Seychelles
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 85 hours per year against 81.5 hours per year in Ireland, a difference of 3.5 hours per year.

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

Ireland ranks 174th and Seychelles ranks 173rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 75 hours per year 76 hours per year 1 hours per year Seychelles
2010s 79.25 hours per year 81.7 hours per year 2.45 hours per year Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Ireland or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 85 hours per year against 81.5 hours per year in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Ireland and Seychelles?
3.5 hours per year, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Seychelles rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Ireland ranks 174th and Seychelles ranks 173rd of 190 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
190 places, 2,789 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.