Malawi vs Philippines: Paying taxes: Time

Malawi
169 hours per year
in 2019
Philippines
171 hours per year
in 2019
Malawi rank
119th
Philippines rank
116th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Malawi
  • Philippines
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 171 hours per year against 169 hours per year in Malawi, a difference of 2 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 116th of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s 317.8 hours per year 195 hours per year 122.8 hours per year Malawi
2010s 176.13 hours per year 187.95 hours per year 11.82 hours per year Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Malawi or Philippines?
Philippines, at 171 hours per year against 169 hours per year in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Malawi and Philippines?
2 hours per year, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Philippines rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Malawi ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 116th 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.