Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Paying taxes: Time
Sri Lanka
129 hours per year
in 2019
Sweden
122 hours per year
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
152nd
Sweden rank
155th
Paying taxes: Time over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 129 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Sweden, a difference of 7 hours per year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 155th of 190 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 262 hours per year | 122 hours per year | 140 hours per year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 193.35 hours per year | 122 hours per year | 71.35 hours per year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: time, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 129 hours per year against 122 hours per year in Sweden as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 7 hours per year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time?
- Sri Lanka ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 155th 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.