Singapore vs Switzerland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year)
Singapore
64 hours per year
in 2019
Switzerland
63 hours per year
in 2019
Singapore rank
179th
Switzerland rank
180th
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 64 hours per year against 63 hours per year in Switzerland, a difference of 1 hours per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Singapore ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 180th of 190 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3 hours per year | 63 hours per year | 0.3 hours per year | Singapore |
| 2010s | 76.35 hours per year | 63 hours per year | 13.35 hours per year | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Singapore, at 64 hours per year against 63 hours per year in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Singapore and Switzerland?
- 1 hours per year, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Singapore ranks 179th and Switzerland ranks 180th 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.