Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Time

Nigeria
343.37 hours per year
in 2019
Sierra Leone
343 hours per year
in 2019
Nigeria rank
26th
Sierra Leone rank
27th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 343.37 hours per year against 343 hours per year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.37 hours per year.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 541.2 hours per year 374.6 hours per year 166.6 hours per year Nigeria
2010s 408.28 hours per year 340.6 hours per year 67.68 hours per year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
Nigeria, at 343.37 hours per year against 343 hours per year in Sierra Leone as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
0.37 hours per year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Nigeria ranks 26th and Sierra Leone ranks 27th 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

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.