Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time
Netherlands
119 hours per year
in 2019
United Kingdom
114 hours per year
in 2019
Netherlands rank
160th
United Kingdom rank
163rd
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 119 hours per year against 114 hours per year in United Kingdom, a difference of 5 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 190 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204.8 hours per year | 101 hours per year | 103.8 hours per year | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 121.5 hours per year | 105.9 hours per year | 15.6 hours per year | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
- Netherlands, at 119 hours per year against 114 hours per year in United Kingdom as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 5 hours per year, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Netherlands ranks 160th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd 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.