Kuwait vs Rwanda: Paying taxes: Time

Kuwait
98 hours per year
in 2019
Rwanda
90.5 hours per year
in 2019
Kuwait rank
168th
Rwanda rank
171st

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Kuwait
  • Rwanda
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 98 hours per year against 90.5 hours per year in Rwanda, a difference of 7.5 hours per year.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rwanda ahead.

Kuwait ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 171st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 98 hours per year 164.8 hours per year 66.8 hours per year Rwanda
2010s 98 hours per year 118.55 hours per year 20.55 hours per year Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Kuwait or Rwanda?
Kuwait, at 98 hours per year against 90.5 hours per year in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Kuwait and Rwanda?
7.5 hours per year, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Rwanda?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Rwanda rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Kuwait ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 171st 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.