Russia vs Uruguay: Paying taxes: Time

Russia
159 hours per year
in 2019
Uruguay
163 hours per year
in 2019
Russia rank
125th
Uruguay rank
123rd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Russia
  • Uruguay
0100200300400200520122019

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 163 hours per year against 159 hours per year in Russia, a difference of 4 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 187 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 422.4 hours per year 316.8 hours per year 105.6 hours per year Russia
2010s 196.3 hours per year 266.8 hours per year 70.5 hours per year Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Russia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 163 hours per year against 159 hours per year in Russia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Russia and Uruguay?
4 hours per year, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Russia and Uruguay rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Russia ranks 125th and Uruguay ranks 123rd 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.