Mexico vs Portugal: Paying taxes: Time

Mexico
240.5 hours per year
in 2019
Portugal
243 hours per year
in 2019
Mexico rank
64th
Portugal rank
61st

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 243 hours per year against 240.5 hours per year in Mexico, a difference of 2.5 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 534.07 hours per year 328 hours per year 206.07 hours per year Mexico
2010s 283.6 hours per year 264.5 hours per year 19.1 hours per year Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Mexico or Portugal?
Portugal, at 243 hours per year against 240.5 hours per year in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Mexico and Portugal?
2.5 hours per year, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Mexico ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.