New Zealand vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time
New Zealand
140 hours per year
in 2019
Spain
143 hours per year
in 2019
New Zealand rank
137th
Spain rank
136th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand, a difference of 3 hours per year.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 172 hours per year | 268.2 hours per year | 96.2 hours per year | Spain |
| 2010s | 152.4 hours per year | 163.75 hours per year | 11.35 hours per year | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 143 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between New Zealand and Spain?
- 3 hours per year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- New Zealand ranks 137th and Spain ranks 136th 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
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.