Luxembourg vs Singapore: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Luxembourg
55 hours per year
in 2019
Singapore
64 hours per year
in 2019
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Singapore rank
179th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time
- Luxembourg
- Singapore
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 182nd and Singapore ranks 179th of 190 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 182nd and Singapore ranks 179th 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
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.