Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time

Netherlands
119 hours per year
in 2019
United Kingdom
114 hours per year
in 2019
Netherlands rank
158th
United Kingdom rank
161st

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
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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 158th and United Kingdom ranks 161st of 187 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 158th and United Kingdom ranks 161st 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.