| Rankings (181 total economies) | Country tax data |
| Economy | Ease of paying taxes |
Time to comply |
Tax payments |
Total Tax Rate* (TTR) |
Tax payments (payments/yr) |
Time to comply (hrs/yr) |
Total Tax Rate* (TTR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 20 | 94 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 120 | 0.084 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.091 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0.113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 0.144 |
| Kuwait | 9 | 38 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 118 | 0.144 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 79 | 0.145 |
| Bahrain | 15 | 82 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 0.150 |
| Zambia | 38 | 120 | 39 | 8 | 37 | 131 | 0.161 |
| West Bank and Gaza | 25 | 86 | 51 | 9 | 27 | 154 | 0.168 |
| Botswana | 17 | 57 | 43 | 10 | 19 | 140 | 0.171 |
| Lesotho | 54 | 66 | 128 | 11 | 21 | 324 | 0.180 |
| Macedonia, FYR | 27 | 127 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 75 | 0.184 |
| São Tomé and Principe | 60 | 120 | 83 | 13 | 37 | 224 | 0.189 |
| Luxembourg | 14 | 70 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 59 | 0.210 |
| Oman | 8 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 0.216 |
| Mauritius | 11 | 7 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 161 | 0.222 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 86 | 42 | 17 | 27 | 137 | 0.226 |
| Hong Kong, China | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 80 | 0.242 |
| Iraq | 43 | 36 | 125 | 19 | 13 | 312 | 0.247 |
| Namibia | 96 | 120 | 142 | 20 | 37 | 375 | 0.253 |
| Chile | 41 | 26 | 126 | 21 | 10 | 316 | 0.259 |
| Iceland | 32 | 94 | 43 | 22 | 31 | 140 | 0.268 |
| Tonga | 31 | 76 | 57 | 23 | 23 | 164 | 0.275 |
| Suriname | 26 | 52 | 72 | 24 | 17 | 198 | 0.279 |
| Singapore | 5 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 84 | 0.279 |
| Belize | 53 | 127 | 50 | 26 | 40 | 147 | 0.282 |
| Timor-Leste | 75 | 44 | 168 | 27 | 15 | 640 | 0.283 |
| Ireland | 6 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 76 | 0.288 |
| Pakistan | 124 | 145 | 163 | 29 | 47 | 560 | 0.289 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 80 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 63 | 0.289 |
| Denmark | 13 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 135 | 0.299 |
| Mongolia | 79 | 134 | 76 | 32 | 42 | 204 | 0.303 |
| Jordan | 22 | 84 | 22 | 33 | 26 | 101 | 0.311 |
| Ethiopia | 37 | 62 | 71 | 34 | 20 | 198 | 0.311 |
| Malawi | 58 | 57 | 121 | 35 | 19 | 292 | 0.314 |
| Sudan | 67 | 134 | 62 | 36 | 42 | 180 | 0.316 |
| Montenegro | 139 | 177 | 141 | 37 | 89 | 372 | 0.318 |
| Kiribati | 10 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 7 | 120 | 0.318 |
| Nigeria | 120 | 116 | 175 | 39 | 35 | 938 | 0.322 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 33 | 52 | 68 | 40 | 17 | 196 | 0.325 |
| Ghana | 65 | 105 | 83 | 41 | 33 | 224 | 0.327 |
| Latvia | 36 | 7 | 117 | 42 | 7 | 279 | 0.330 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 51 | 127 | 26 | 43 | 40 | 114 | 0.331 |
| Rwanda | 56 | 111 | 54 | 44 | 34 | 160 | 0.337 |
| Korea (South) | 43 | 38 | 97 | 45 | 14 | 250 | 0.337 |
| Lao PDR | 113 | 111 | 163 | 46 | 34 | 560 | 0.337 |
| Israel | 77 | 105 | 89 | 47 | 33 | 230 | 0.339 |
| St. Lucia | 29 | 99 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 61 | 0.340 |
| Serbia | 126 | 172 | 117 | 49 | 66 | 279 | 0.340 |
| Nepal | 107 | 111 | 147 | 50 | 34 | 408 | 0.341 |
| South Africa | 23 | 16 | 73 | 51 | 9 | 200 | 0.342 |
| Mozambique | 88 | 120 | 89 | 52 | 37 | 230 | 0.343 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 33 | 49 | 53 | 12 | 145 | 0.345 |
| Uganda | 70 | 99 | 81 | 54 | 32 | 222 | 0.345 |
| Bulgaria | 94 | 52 | 167 | 55 | 17 | 616 | 0.349 |
| El Salvador | 124 | 154 | 127 | 56 | 53 | 320 | 0.349 |
| Ecuador | 69 | 10 | 165 | 57 | 8 | 600 | 0.349 |
| Paraguay | 102 | 116 | 130 | 58 | 35 | 328 | 0.350 |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 10 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 105 | 0.353 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 8 | 70 | 0.356 |
| Dominican Republic | 72 | 16 | 158 | 61 | 9 | 480 | 0.357 |
| Liberia | 59 | 99 | 53 | 62 | 32 | 157 | 0.358 |
| Lebanon | 45 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 19 | 180 | 0.360 |
| Solomon Islands | 47 | 105 | 15 | 64 | 33 | 80 | 0.363 |
| Kazakhstan | 49 | 16 | 111 | 65 | 9 | 271 | 0.364 |
| Afghanistan | 49 | 10 | 116 | 66 | 8 | 275 | 0.364 |
| Guatemala | 120 | 126 | 137 | 67 | 39 | 344 | 0.365 |
| Armenia | 150 | 149 | 176 | 68 | 50 | 958 | 0.366 |
| Swaziland | 52 | 105 | 23 | 69 | 33 | 104 | 0.366 |
| Slovenia | 78 | 70 | 101 | 70 | 22 | 260 | 0.367 |
| Dominica | 63 | 124 | 31 | 71 | 38 | 120 | 0.370 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 151 | 103 | 72 | 51 | 266 | 0.373 |
| Brunei | 35 | 44 | 48 | 73 | 15 | 144 | 0.374 |
| Thailand | 82 | 76 | 102 | 74 | 23 | 264 | 0.378 |
| Georgia | 110 | 92 | 145 | 75 | 30 | 387 | 0.386 |
| Djibouti | 61 | 116 | 26 | 76 | 35 | 114 | 0.387 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 16 | 62 | 77 | 9 | 180 | 0.391 |
| Guyana | 108 | 111 | 120 | 78 | 34 | 288 | 0.394 |
| Bangladesh | 90 | 66 | 123 | 79 | 21 | 302 | 0.395 |
| Bhutan | 82 | 57 | 115 | 80 | 19 | 274 | 0.398 |
| Haiti | 91 | 134 | 54 | 81 | 42 | 160 | 0.401 |
| Vietnam | 140 | 99 | 177 | 82 | 32 | 1050 | 0.401 |
| Poland | 142 | 127 | 151 | 83 | 40 | 418 | 0.402 |
| Taiwan, China | 100 | 76 | 136 | 84 | 23 | 340 | 0.404 |
| Azerbaijan | 102 | 76 | 143 | 85 | 23 | 375 | 0.411 |
| Peru | 85 | 16 | 152 | 86 | 9 | 424 | 0.412 |
| Fiji | 71 | 105 | 43 | 87 | 33 | 140 | 0.415 |
| Norway | 18 | 4 | 19 | 88 | 4 | 87 | 0.416 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87 | 105 | 66 | 89 | 33 | 193 | 0.417 |
| Moldova | 123 | 154 | 91 | 90 | 53 | 234 | 0.421 |
| Niger | 120 | 134 | 105 | 91 | 42 | 270 | 0.423 |
| United States | 46 | 26 | 65 | 92 | 10 | 187 | 0.423 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 76 | 119 | 28 | 93 | 36 | 116 | 0.426 |
| Madagascar | 92 | 82 | 93 | 94 | 25 | 238 | 0.428 |
| Syria | 99 | 62 | 134 | 95 | 20 | 336 | 0.435 |
| Portugal | 73 | 10 | 130 | 96 | 8 | 328 | 0.436 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 154 | 151 | 154 | 97 | 51 | 428 | 0.441 |
| Iran | 104 | 70 | 137 | 98 | 22 | 344 | 0.442 |
| Burkina Faso | 132 | 142 | 105 | 99 | 45 | 270 | 0.446 |
| Morocco | 119 | 89 | 140 | 100 | 28 | 358 | 0.446 |
| Gabon | 101 | 84 | 113 | 101 | 26 | 272 | 0.447 |
| Tanzania | 109 | 148 | 60 | 102 | 48 | 172 | 0.451 |
| Grenada | 74 | 92 | 43 | 103 | 30 | 140 | 0.453 |
| Croatia | 148 | 172 | 105 | 104 | 66 | 270 | 0.454 |
| Canada | 28 | 16 | 30 | 105 | 9 | 119 | 0.454 |
| Turkey | 68 | 44 | 82 | 106 | 15 | 222 | 0.455 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 117 | 143 | 78 | 107 | 46 | 208 | 0.459 |
| Senegal | 170 | 166 | 169 | 108 | 59 | 666 | 0.460 |
| Egypt | 144 | 91 | 171 | 109 | 29 | 711 | 0.461 |
| Lithuania | 57 | 44 | 58 | 110 | 15 | 166 | 0.464 |
| Seychelles | 40 | 49 | 12 | 111 | 16 | 76 | 0.466 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 136 | 162 | 77 | 112 | 56 | 207 | 0.468 |
| Bahamas | 39 | 52 | 5 | 113 | 17 | 58 | 0.470 |
| Samoa | 151 | 134 | 152 | 114 | 42 | 424 | 0.472 |
| Slovakia | 126 | 94 | 129 | 115 | 31 | 325 | 0.474 |
| Greece | 62 | 26 | 83 | 116 | 10 | 224 | 0.474 |
| Finland | 97 | 62 | 104 | 117 | 20 | 269 | 0.478 |
| Yemen | 138 | 140 | 96 | 118 | 44 | 248 | 0.478 |
| Romania | 146 | 181 | 74 | 119 | 113 | 202 | 0.480 |
| Togo | 147 | 154 | 105 | 120 | 53 | 270 | 0.482 |
| Czech Republic | 118 | 33 | 174 | 121 | 12 | 930 | 0.486 |
| Estonia | 34 | 26 | 17 | 122 | 10 | 81 | 0.486 |
| Russia | 134 | 70 | 155 | 123 | 22 | 448 | 0.487 |
| Comoros | 55 | 62 | 20 | 124 | 20 | 100 | 0.488 |
| Honduras | 137 | 145 | 83 | 125 | 47 | 224 | 0.493 |
| Guinea | 168 | 162 | 149 | 126 | 56 | 416 | 0.499 |
| Australia | 48 | 33 | 25 | 127 | 12 | 107 | 0.503 |
| Germany | 80 | 49 | 68 | 128 | 16 | 196 | 0.505 |
| Albania | 143 | 140 | 95 | 129 | 44 | 244 | 0.505 |
| Panama | 172 | 166 | 159 | 130 | 59 | 482 | 0.506 |
| Philippines | 129 | 145 | 67 | 131 | 47 | 194 | 0.508 |
| Kenya | 158 | 131 | 150 | 132 | 41 | 417 | 0.509 |
| Jamaica | 173 | 175 | 148 | 133 | 72 | 414 | 0.513 |
| Cameroon | 171 | 131 | 180 | 134 | 41 | 1400 | 0.514 |
| Mali | 156 | 165 | 105 | 135 | 58 | 270 | 0.514 |
| Mexico | 149 | 86 | 162 | 136 | 27 | 548 | 0.515 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 95 | 80 | 60 | 137 | 24 | 172 | 0.527 |
| Angola | 130 | 94 | 113 | 138 | 31 | 272 | 0.532 |
| Cape Verde | 115 | 164 | 20 | 139 | 57 | 100 | 0.540 |
| Sweden | 42 | 3 | 34 | 140 | 2 | 122 | 0.545 |
| Austria | 93 | 70 | 59 | 141 | 22 | 170 | 0.545 |
| Japan | 112 | 36 | 139 | 142 | 13 | 355 | 0.554 |
| Costa Rica | 152 | 139 | 119 | 143 | 43 | 282 | 0.557 |
| Venezuela | 177 | 174 | 173 | 144 | 70 | 864 | 0.566 |
| Hungary | 111 | 38 | 132 | 145 | 14 | 330 | 0.575 |
| Belgium | 64 | 30 | 52 | 146 | 11 | 156 | 0.581 |
| Ukraine | 180 | 178 | 172 | 147 | 99 | 848 | 0.584 |
| Uruguay | 167 | 154 | 134 | 148 | 53 | 336 | 0.585 |
| Micronesia | 81 | 66 | 36 | 149 | 21 | 128 | 0.587 |
| Tunisia | 106 | 70 | 88 | 150 | 22 | 228 | 0.591 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 161 | 143 | 122 | 151 | 46 | 296 | 0.595 |
| Spain | 84 | 10 | 91 | 152 | 8 | 234 | 0.602 |
| Chad | 130 | 158 | 34 | 153 | 54 | 122 | 0.605 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 155 | 176 | 74 | 154 | 75 | 202 | 0.614 |
| Nicaragua | 162 | 171 | 94 | 155 | 64 | 240 | 0.632 |
| Zimbabwe | 157 | 153 | 98 | 156 | 52 | 256 | 0.637 |
| Sri Lanka | 164 | 170 | 98 | 157 | 62 | 256 | 0.637 |
| Puerto Rico | 98 | 49 | 80 | 158 | 16 | 218 | 0.647 |
| Marshall Islands | 88 | 66 | 36 | 159 | 21 | 128 | 0.649 |
| France | 66 | 30 | 40 | 160 | 11 | 132 | 0.654 |
| Congo, Rep. | 179 | 169 | 166 | 161 | 61 | 606 | 0.655 |
| Brazil | 145 | 30 | 181 | 162 | 11 | 2600 | 0.694 |
| India | 169 | 168 | 111 | 163 | 60 | 271 | 0.715 |
| Palau | 86 | 57 | 36 | 164 | 19 | 128 | 0.730 |
| Benin | 165 | 161 | 105 | 165 | 55 | 270 | 0.732 |
| Italy | 128 | 44 | 133 | 166 | 15 | 334 | 0.733 |
| Algeria | 166 | 111 | 156 | 167 | 34 | 451 | 0.742 |
| Bolivia | 176 | 131 | 178 | 168 | 41 | 1080 | 0.781 |
| Colombia | 141 | 94 | 98 | 169 | 31 | 256 | 0.784 |
| China | 132 | 16 | 160 | 170 | 9 | 504 | 0.799 |
| Eritrea | 105 | 56 | 79 | 171 | 18 | 216 | 0.845 |
| Tajikistan | 159 | 158 | 83 | 172 | 54 | 224 | 0.855 |
| Uzbekistan | 162 | 179 | 68 | 173 | 106 | 196 | 0.906 |
| Mauritania | 174 | 124 | 170 | 174 | 38 | 696 | 0.987 |
| Argentina | 134 | 16 | 157 | 175 | 9 | 453 | 1.081 |
| Belarus | 181 | 180 | 179 | 176 | 112 | 1188 | 1.175 |
| Central African Republic | 178 | 158 | 160 | 177 | 54 | 504 | 2.038 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 153 | 99 | 124 | 178 | 32 | 308 | 2.298 |
| Sierra Leone | 160 | 89 | 146 | 179 | 28 | 399 | 2.335 |
| Burundi | 114 | 99 | 43 | 180 | 32 | 140 | 2.787 |
| Gambia | 175 | 149 | 144 | 181 | 50 | 376 | 2.924 |