Rwanda vs Seychelles: Paying taxes: Time

Rwanda
90.5 hours per year
in 2019
Seychelles
85 hours per year
in 2019
Rwanda rank
171st
Seychelles rank
173rd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
050100150200520122019

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 90.5 hours per year against 85 hours per year in Seychelles, a difference of 5.5 hours per year.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

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

Rwanda ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 173rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 164.8 hours per year 76 hours per year 88.8 hours per year Rwanda
2010s 118.55 hours per year 81.7 hours per year 36.85 hours per year Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Rwanda or Seychelles?
Rwanda, at 90.5 hours per year against 85 hours per year in Seychelles as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Rwanda and Seychelles?
5.5 hours per year, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Rwanda and Seychelles rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Rwanda ranks 171st and Seychelles ranks 173rd 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.