New Zealand vs Tunisia: Paying taxes: Time

New Zealand
140 hours per year
in 2019
Tunisia
144 hours per year
in 2019
New Zealand rank
138th
Tunisia rank
136th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tunisia
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 144 hours per year against 140 hours per year in New Zealand, a difference of 4 hours per year.

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

New Zealand ranks 138th and Tunisia ranks 136th of 189 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 172 hours per year 253.6 hours per year 81.6 hours per year Tunisia
2010s 152.4 hours per year 144.1 hours per year 8.3 hours per year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, New Zealand or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 144 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 Tunisia?
4 hours per year, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for paying taxes: time?
New Zealand ranks 138th and Tunisia ranks 136th of 189 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.