Belize vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Belize
5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Costa Rica
5.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Belize rank
71st
Costa Rica rank
69th

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

  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.5 DB17-20 methodology against 5 DB17-20 methodology in Belize, a difference of 0.5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

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

Belize ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 69th of 103 countries.

Costa Rica 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), Belize or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 5.5 DB17-20 methodology against 5 DB17-20 methodology in Belize as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Belize and Costa Rica?
0.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Belize ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 69th 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.