Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Ethiopia
47 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Zimbabwe
55.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
10th
Zimbabwe rank
7th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 55.5 DB17-20 methodology against 47 DB17-20 methodology in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 103 countries.

Zimbabwe 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), Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 55.5 DB17-20 methodology against 47 DB17-20 methodology in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
8.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.