Latvia vs Romania: Paying taxes: Time
Latvia
168.5 hours per year
in 2019
Romania
163 hours per year
in 2019
Latvia rank
120th
Romania rank
123rd
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 168.5 hours per year against 163 hours per year in Romania, a difference of 5.5 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 120th and Romania ranks 123rd of 187 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 255.4 hours per year | 199.8 hours per year | 55.6 hours per year | Latvia |
| 2010s | 201.1 hours per year | 184.6 hours per year | 16.5 hours per year | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Latvia or Romania?
- Latvia, at 168.5 hours per year against 163 hours per year in Romania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Latvia and Romania?
- 5.5 hours per year, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Latvia ranks 120th and Romania ranks 123rd 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.