Norway vs Singapore: Paying taxes: Time
Norway
79 hours per year
in 2019
Singapore
64 hours per year
in 2019
Norway rank
176th
Singapore rank
179th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Norway currently reports 79 hours per year against 64 hours per year in Singapore, a difference of 15 hours per year.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 176th and Singapore ranks 179th of 190 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87 hours per year | 63.3 hours per year | 23.7 hours per year | Norway |
| 2010s | 83.4 hours per year | 76.35 hours per year | 7.05 hours per year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Norway or Singapore?
- Norway, at 79 hours per year against 64 hours per year in Singapore as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Norway and Singapore?
- 15 hours per year, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Norway ranks 176th and Singapore ranks 179th 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
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.