Australia vs Israel: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Australia
4.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Israel
4 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Australia rank
75th
Israel rank
78th

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) over time

  • Australia
  • Israel
0102030201520172019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.5 DB17-20 methodology against 4 DB17-20 methodology in Israel, a difference of 0.5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Israel ahead.

Australia ranks 75th and Israel ranks 78th of 103 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours), Australia or Israel?
Australia, at 4.5 DB17-20 methodology against 4 DB17-20 methodology in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Australia and Israel?
0.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Australia and Israel rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Australia ranks 75th and Israel ranks 78th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 515 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The time to comply with VAT refund measures the time spent preparing and submitting the refund claim and the time spent preparing information for the tax officers, if, in 50% or more of cases, a company that requests a VAT cash refund arising from a capital purchase would be selected for an additional review. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.