Kenya vs Malaysia: Paying taxes: Time
Kenya
179.5 hours per year
in 2019
Malaysia
174 hours per year
in 2019
Kenya rank
109th
Malaysia rank
112th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 179.5 hours per year against 174 hours per year in Malaysia, a difference of 5.5 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 187 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 426 hours per year | 167.2 hours per year | 258.8 hours per year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 264.85 hours per year | 150.9 hours per year | 113.95 hours per year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Kenya, at 179.5 hours per year against 174 hours per year in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 5.5 hours per year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Kenya ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th 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
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.