Portugal: Tax preparation time

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 Portugal

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 243
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 286
 Min - Max 243 - 328
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 243 hours, unchanged from 243 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 2005 to 2019 is 286 hours. The minimum value, 243 hours, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 328 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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Portugal - Tax preparation time - Recent values chart

Historical series
Portugal - 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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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 17.00 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 48.79 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP 1.20 2023 percent
 Government debt 99.10 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 11.26 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 2.87 8/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 22.55 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 39.80 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 243 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 8 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 40.31 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 0.00 2002 percent
 Income and profits taxes 32.87 2022 percent
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