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
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
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.