Luxembourg vs Singapore: Paying taxes: Time

Luxembourg
55 hours per year
in 2019
Singapore
64 hours per year
in 2019
Luxembourg rank
179th
Singapore rank
176th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Singapore
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 64 hours per year against 55 hours per year in Luxembourg, a difference of 9 hours per year.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 179th and Singapore ranks 176th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 59 hours per year 66.88 hours per year 7.88 hours per year Singapore
2010s 56.2 hours per year 76.35 hours per year 20.15 hours per year Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Luxembourg or Singapore?
Singapore, at 64 hours per year against 55 hours per year in Luxembourg as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Luxembourg and Singapore?
9 hours per year, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Luxembourg ranks 179th and Singapore ranks 176th 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.