Estonia vs Japan: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Estonia
1.25 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Japan
1 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Estonia rank
91st
Japan rank
92nd

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

  • Estonia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.25 DB17-20 methodology against 1 DB17-20 methodology in Japan, a difference of 0.25 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

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

Estonia ranks 91st and Japan ranks 92nd of 103 countries.

Estonia 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), Estonia or Japan?
Estonia, at 1.25 DB17-20 methodology against 1 DB17-20 methodology in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Estonia and Japan?
0.25 DB17-20 methodology, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Estonia ranks 91st and Japan ranks 92nd 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.