Austria vs Lithuania: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Austria
2 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Lithuania
2.1 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Austria rank
86th
Lithuania rank
85th

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

  • Austria
  • Lithuania
00.511.52201520172019

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 2.1 DB17-20 methodology against 2 DB17-20 methodology in Austria, a difference of 0.1 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 102 countries.

Lithuania 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), Austria or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 2.1 DB17-20 methodology against 2 DB17-20 methodology in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Austria and Lithuania?
0.1 DB17-20 methodology, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lithuania?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Austria and Lithuania rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Austria ranks 86th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 102 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
102 places, 510 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.