Greece vs Ukraine: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Greece
17.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Ukraine
16 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Greece rank
33rd
Ukraine rank
34th

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

  • Greece
  • Ukraine
05101520201520172019

How they compare

Greece currently reports 17.5 DB17-20 methodology against 16 DB17-20 methodology in Ukraine, a difference of 1.5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

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

Greece ranks 33rd and Ukraine ranks 34th of 102 countries.

Greece 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), Greece or Ukraine?
Greece, at 17.5 DB17-20 methodology against 16 DB17-20 methodology in Ukraine as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Greece and Ukraine?
1.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ukraine?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Greece and Ukraine rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Greece ranks 33rd and Ukraine ranks 34th 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.