Latvia vs Malawi: Paying taxes: Time
Latvia
168.5 hours per year
in 2019
Malawi
169 hours per year
in 2019
Latvia rank
120th
Malawi rank
119th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Latvia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 169 hours per year against 168.5 hours per year in Latvia, a difference of 0.5 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.
Latvia ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 119th of 187 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255.4 hours per year | 317.8 hours per year | 62.4 hours per year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 201.1 hours per year | 176.13 hours per year | 24.97 hours per year | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Latvia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 169 hours per year against 168.5 hours per year in Latvia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Latvia and Malawi?
- 0.5 hours per year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malawi?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Latvia and Malawi rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Latvia ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 119th 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.