Bulgaria vs Gabon: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Bulgaria
14.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Gabon
14.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
39th
Gabon rank
39th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Gabon
051015201520172019

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 14.5 DB17-20 methodology against 14.5 DB17-20 methodology in Gabon, a difference of 0 DB17-20 methodology.

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

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Gabon ranks 39th of 103 countries.

Bulgaria 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), Bulgaria or Gabon?
Bulgaria, at 14.5 DB17-20 methodology against 14.5 DB17-20 methodology in Gabon as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Bulgaria and Gabon?
0 DB17-20 methodology, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Gabon?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Gabon rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Gabon ranks 39th 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.