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
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
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.