South Africa: Tax preparation time

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 South Africa

Tax preparation time, in hours

 Latest value 210
 Year 2019
 Measure hours
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 230
 Min - Max 196 - 346
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 210 hours, unchanged from 210 hours in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 235 hours, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 2005 to 2019 is 230 hours. The minimum value, 196 hours, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 346 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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South Africa - Tax preparation time - Recent values chart

Historical series
South Africa - 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 19.71 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 73.66 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -6.30 2019 percent
 Government debt 73.90 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 354.90 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 10.25 12/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 25.44 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 29.20 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 210 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 7 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 31.27 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 3.93 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 51.77 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 1,028.58 2022 million U.S. dollars
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