Sweden vs Vanuatu: Paying taxes: Time

Sweden
122 hours per year
in 2019
Vanuatu
120 hours per year
in 2019
Sweden rank
155th
Vanuatu rank
157th

Paying taxes: Time over time

  • Sweden
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 122 hours per year against 120 hours per year in Vanuatu, a difference of 2 hours per year.

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

Sweden ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 122 hours per year 120 hours per year 2 hours per year Sweden
2010s 122 hours per year 120 hours per year 2 hours per year Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time, Sweden or Vanuatu?
Sweden, at 122 hours per year against 120 hours per year in Vanuatu as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time between Sweden and Vanuatu?
2 hours per year, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for paying taxes: time?
Sweden ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 157th 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.