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How many hours a year does paying taxes take?

Hours per year a standard company spends preparing, filing and paying taxes, for each country (World Bank Doing Business).

It typically takes 270 hours, and anywhere from 270 hours to 270 hours (Afghanistan, 2019).

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Time to prepare, file and pay taxes by country: low, typical and high (hours)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 270s 270s 270s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 252s 252s 252s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 265s 265s 265s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 287s 287s 287s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 177s 177s 177s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 311.5s 311.5s 311.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 264s 264s 264s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 105s 105s 105s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 131s 131s 131s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 159s 159s 159s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 155s 155s 155s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 22.5s 22.5s 22.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 435s 435s 435s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 241s 241s 241s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 170s 170s 170s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 136s 136s 136s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 147s 147s 147s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 270s 270s 270s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 1,025s 1,025s 1,025s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 411s 411s 411s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 1,501s 1,501s 1,501s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 52.5s 52.5s 52.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 441s 441s 441s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 270s 270s 270s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 232s 232s 232s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 180s 180s 180s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 173s 173s 173s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 624s 624s 624s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 131s 131s 131s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 483s 483s 483s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 834s 834s 834s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 296s 296s 296s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 138s 138s 138s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 255.5s 255.5s 255.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 100s 100s 100s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 346s 346s 346s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 602s 602s 602s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 151s 151s 151s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 206s 206s 206s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 119.5s 119.5s 119.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 132s 132s 132s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 76s 76s 76s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 117s 117s 117s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 317s 317s 317s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 664s 664s 664s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 370s 370s 370s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 168s 168s 168s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 492s 492s 492s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 216s 216s 216s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 50s 50s 50s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 122s 122s 122s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 300s 300s 300s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 247s 247s 247s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 90s 90s 90s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 139s 139s 139s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 632s 632s 632s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 326s 326s 326s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 216s 216s 216s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 218s 218s 218s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 226s 226s 226s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 193s 193s 193s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 140s 140s 140s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 248s 248s 248s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 400s 400s 400s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 218s 218s 218s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 256s 256s 256s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 184s 184s 184s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 203s 203s 203s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 277s 277s 277s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 140s 140s 140s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 251.88s 251.88s 251.88s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 191s 191s 191s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 216s 216s 216s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 312s 312s 312s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 81.5s 81.5s 81.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 234s 234s 234s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 238s 238s 238s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 268s 268s 268s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 128.5s 128.5s 128.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 96.5s 96.5s 96.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 186s 186s 186s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 179.5s 179.5s 179.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 168s 168s 168s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 174s 174s 174s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 153.5s 153.5s 153.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 98s 98s 98s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 220s 220s 220s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 362s 362s 362s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 168.5s 168.5s 168.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 181s 181s 181s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 327s 327s 327s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 139.5s 139.5s 139.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 889s 889s 889s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liechtenstein 49s 49s 49s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 95s 95s 95s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 55s 55s 55s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 183s 183s 183s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 169s 169s 169s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 174s 174s 174s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 390.5s 390.5s 390.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 276s 276s 276s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 139s 139s 139s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 56s 56s 56s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 270s 270s 270s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 140s 140s 140s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 240.5s 240.5s 240.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 128s 128s 128s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 183s 183s 183s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 134s 134s 134s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 300s 300s 300s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 155s 155s 155s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 200s 200s 200s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 282s 282s 282s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 302s 302s 302s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 377s 377s 377s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 119s 119s 119s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 140s 140s 140s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 201s 201s 201s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 270s 270s 270s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 343.37s 343.37s 343.37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 119s 119s 119s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 79s 79s 79s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 68s 68s 68s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 283s 283s 283s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 408s 408s 408s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 207s 207s 207s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 378s 378s 378s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 260s 260s 260s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 171s 171s 171s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 334s 334s 334s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 243s 243s 243s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 41s 41s 41s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 163s 163s 163s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 159s 159s 159s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 90.5s 90.5s 90.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 224s 224s 224s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 52s 52s 52s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 152s 152s 152s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 416s 416s 416s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 225.5s 225.5s 225.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 85s 85s 85s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 343s 343s 343s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 64s 64s 64s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 192s 192s 192s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 233s 233s 233s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 80s 80s 80s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 210s 210s 210s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 210s 210s 210s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 143s 143s 143s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 129s 129s 129s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 203s 203s 203s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 110s 110s 110s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 108s 108s 108s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 180s 180s 180s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 199s 199s 199s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 122s 122s 122s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 63s 63s 63s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 336s 336s 336s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 224s 224s 224s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 207s 207s 207s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 229s 229s 229s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 234s 234s 234s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 159s 159s 159s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 200s 200s 200s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 210s 210s 210s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 144s 144s 144s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 195s 195s 195s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 327.5s 327.5s 327.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 158s 158s 158s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 114s 114s 114s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 175s 175s 175s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 163s 163s 163s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 181s 181s 181s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 120s 120s 120s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 920s 920s 920s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 174s 174s 174s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 248s 248s 248s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 158s 158s 158s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 242s 242s 242s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Hours per year a standard medium-sized company needs to prepare, file and pay corporate income tax, value added tax and labour taxes. The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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