South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Paying taxes: Time

South Africa
210 hours per year
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
207 hours per year
in 2019
South Africa rank
84th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
87th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • South Africa
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 210 hours per year against 207 hours per year in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 3 hours per year.

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

South Africa ranks 84th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 286 hours per year 172 hours per year 114 hours per year South Africa
2010s 201.8 hours per year 188.1 hours per year 13.7 hours per year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
South Africa, at 210 hours per year against 207 hours per year in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
3 hours per year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for paying taxes: time?
South Africa ranks 84th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 87th of 189 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.