Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Paying taxes: Time

Papua New Guinea
207 hours per year
in 2019
South Africa
210 hours per year
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
87th
South Africa rank
84th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 210 hours per year against 207 hours per year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3 hours per year.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th of 190 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 200.7 hours per year 286 hours per year 85.3 hours per year South Africa
2010s 203.8 hours per year 201.8 hours per year 2 hours per year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 210 hours per year against 207 hours per year in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
3 hours per year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Papua New Guinea ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 84th 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.