Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes

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Brazil
Bolivia
Venezuela
Libya
Chad
Ecuador
Gabon
Cameroon
Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Bulgaria
Bangladesh
Senegal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source: World Bank
Last Updated: Apr 1, 2022

Based on a comparison of 171 countries in 2019, Brazil ranked the highest in time to prepare and pay taxes with 1,501 hours followed by Bolivia and Venezuela. On the other end of the scale was Bahrain with 22.5 hours, Hong Kong with 34.5 hours and Qatar with 41.0 hours.

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