Kenya vs United States: Paying taxes: Time

Kenya
179.5 hours per year
in 2019
United States
175 hours per year
in 2019
Kenya rank
109th
United States rank
111th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Kenya
  • United States
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 179.5 hours per year against 175 hours per year in United States, a difference of 4.5 hours per year.

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

Kenya ranks 109th and United States ranks 111th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya United States Difference Ahead
2000s 426 hours per year 269.8 hours per year 156.2 hours per year Kenya
2010s 264.85 hours per year 177.4 hours per year 87.45 hours per year Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Kenya or United States?
Kenya, at 179.5 hours per year against 175 hours per year in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Kenya and United States?
4.5 hours per year, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Kenya and United States rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Kenya ranks 109th and United States ranks 111th 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.