Norway vs Switzerland: Paying taxes: Time

Norway
79 hours per year
in 2019
Switzerland
63 hours per year
in 2019
Norway rank
174th
Switzerland rank
177th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
020406080200520122019

How they compare

Norway currently reports 79 hours per year against 63 hours per year in Switzerland, a difference of 16 hours per year.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.

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

Norway ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 177th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 87 hours per year 63 hours per year 24 hours per year Norway
2010s 83.4 hours per year 63 hours per year 20.4 hours per year Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Norway or Switzerland?
Norway, at 79 hours per year against 63 hours per year in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Norway and Switzerland?
16 hours per year, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Norway ranks 174th and Switzerland ranks 177th 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

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.