Japan vs Sweden: Paying taxes: Time
Japan
128.5 hours per year
in 2019
Sweden
122 hours per year
in 2019
Japan rank
153rd
Sweden rank
155th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Japan currently reports 128.5 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Sweden, a difference of 6.5 hours per year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 153rd and Sweden ranks 155th of 190 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221.5 hours per year | 122 hours per year | 99.5 hours per year | Japan |
| 2010s | 171.3 hours per year | 122 hours per year | 49.3 hours per year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Japan or Sweden?
- Japan, at 128.5 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Sweden as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Japan and Sweden?
- 6.5 hours per year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Japan ranks 153rd and Sweden ranks 155th 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
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.