Romania: Tax preparation time

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 Romania

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 163
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 190
 Min - Max 161 - 230
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 163 hours, unchanged from 163 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Romania from 2005 to 2019 is 190 hours. The minimum value, 161 hours, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 230 hours was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Romania - Tax preparation time - Recent values chart

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Romania - 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 16.92 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 59.39 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -6.60 2023 percent
 Government debt 48.80 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 71.75 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 6.42 8/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 15.75 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 20.00 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 163 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 14 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 44.09 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 0.05 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 26.03 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 910.95 2004 million U.S. dollars
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