Mexico: Tax preparation time

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 Mexico

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 241
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2013 - 2019
 Average 255
 Min - Max 241 - 289
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 241 hours, unchanged from 241 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 2013 to 2019 is 255 hours. The minimum value, 241 hours, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 289 hours was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 11.01 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 199.26 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -3.40 2023 percent
 Government debt 39.90 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 959.72 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 10.43 12/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 13.44 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 55.10 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 241 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 6 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 30.16 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 1.93 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 45.95 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 495.48 2022 million U.S. dollars
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