Mauritius vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time

Mauritius
140 hours per year
in 2019
Spain
143 hours per year
in 2019
Mauritius rank
139th
Spain rank
138th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Mauritius
  • Spain
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in Mauritius, a difference of 3 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Spain ahead.

Mauritius ranks 139th and Spain ranks 138th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 161 hours per year 268.2 hours per year 107.2 hours per year Spain
2010s 153.5 hours per year 163.75 hours per year 10.25 hours per year Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Mauritius or Spain?
Spain, at 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in Mauritius as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Mauritius and Spain?
3 hours per year, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Spain?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Mauritius and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Mauritius ranks 139th and Spain ranks 138th 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Unit
hours per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 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.