North Macedonia vs United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time

North Macedonia
119 hours per year
in 2019
United Kingdom
114 hours per year
in 2019
North Macedonia rank
159th
United Kingdom rank
162nd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • North Macedonia
  • United Kingdom
050100150200200520122019

How they compare

North Macedonia 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, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

North Macedonia ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 175.2 hours per year 101 hours per year 74.2 hours per year North Macedonia
2010s 119 hours per year 105.9 hours per year 13.1 hours per year North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, North Macedonia or United Kingdom?
North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia and United Kingdom?
5 hours per year, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and United Kingdom?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do North Macedonia and United Kingdom rank globally for paying taxes: time?
North Macedonia ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd 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.