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
150th
Sweden rank
153rd

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
0100200300200520122019

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 150th and Sweden ranks 153rd of 187 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 150th and Sweden ranks 153rd of 187 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.