Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Luxembourg
55 hours per year
in 2019
Switzerland
63 hours per year
in 2019
Luxembourg rank
182nd
Switzerland rank
180th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 63 hours per year against 55 hours per year in Luxembourg, a difference of 8 hours per year.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 180th of 190 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59 hours per year | 63 hours per year | 4 hours per year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 56.2 hours per year | 63 hours per year | 6.8 hours per year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 63 hours per year against 55 hours per year in Luxembourg as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 8 hours per year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Luxembourg ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 180th 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.