South Africa vs Trinidad and Tobago: Paying taxes: Time

South Africa
210 hours per year
in 2019
Trinidad and Tobago
210 hours per year
in 2019
South Africa rank
84th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
84th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • South Africa
  • Trinidad and Tobago
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 210 hours per year against 210 hours per year in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0 hours per year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 84th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 84th of 190 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
2000s 286 hours per year 210 hours per year 76 hours per year South Africa
2010s 201.8 hours per year 210 hours per year 8.2 hours per year Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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