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
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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

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.