Puerto Rico vs Taiwan: Paying taxes: Time

Puerto Rico
218 hours per year
in 2019
Taiwan
221 hours per year
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
78th
Taiwan rank
76th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 221 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3 hours per year.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Taiwan Difference Ahead
2000s 171.2 hours per year 328.1 hours per year 156.9 hours per year Taiwan
2010s 218 hours per year 228.2 hours per year 10.2 hours per year Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Puerto Rico or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 221 hours per year against 218 hours per year in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
3 hours per year, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Puerto Rico ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 76th 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.