Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Tax > Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours
DEFINITION:
Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 938 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Pakistan | 560 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Kenya | 417 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Jamaica | 414 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | The Gambia | 376 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Namibia | 375 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 357 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Lesotho | 324 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Bangladesh | 302 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Guyana | 288 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Bhutan | 274 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | India | 271 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 270 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 256 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Israel | 230 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Ghana | 224 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 210 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 207 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 192 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | United States | 187 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Sudan | 180 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Tanzania | 172 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Uganda | 161 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Malawi | 157 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 155 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Fiji | 150 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Belize | 147 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Malaysia | 145 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Brunei | 144 | 2009 | ||
| =30 | Grenada | 140 | 2009 | ||
| =30 | Botswana | 140 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Zambia | 132 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Dominica | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Canada | 119 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Kuwait | 118 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Australia | 107 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Swaziland | 104 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Jordan | 101 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 92 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Singapore | 84 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | The Bahamas | 58 | 2009 | ||
| =42 | Qatar | 36 | 2009 | ||
| =42 | Bahrain | 36 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 12 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Maldives | 0.0 | 2009 |
