Costa Rica: Tax preparation time

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 Costa Rica

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 151
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 244
 Min - Max 151 - 402
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 151 hours, unchanged from 151 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 2005 to 2019 is 244 hours. The minimum value, 151 hours, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 402 hours was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Costa Rica - Tax preparation time - Recent values chart

Historical series
Costa Rica - Tax preparation time - historical chart - 2005-2019




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.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 14.87 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 12.87 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -4.20 2021 percent
 Government debt 77.67 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 1,725.73 Q3/2024 billion
 Tax revenue 14.35 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 58.30 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 151 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 10 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 39.71 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 6.77 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 27.08 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 639.89 2022 million U.S. dollars
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