Japan vs Micronesia (country): Paying taxes: Time

Japan
128.5 hours per year
in 2019
Micronesia (country)
128 hours per year
in 2019
Japan rank
151st
Micronesia (country) rank
152nd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Japan
  • Micronesia (country)
050100150200250200520122019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 128.5 hours per year against 128 hours per year in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.5 hours per year.

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

Japan ranks 151st and Micronesia (country) ranks 152nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
2000s 221.5 hours per year 128 hours per year 93.5 hours per year Japan
2010s 171.3 hours per year 128 hours per year 43.3 hours per year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Japan or Micronesia (country)?
Japan, at 128.5 hours per year against 128 hours per year in Micronesia (country) as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Japan and Micronesia (country)?
0.5 hours per year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Micronesia (country)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Japan and Micronesia (country) rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Japan ranks 151st and Micronesia (country) ranks 152nd 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.