Kiribati vs Nepal: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Kiribati
88 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Nepal
119 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Kiribati rank
2nd
Nepal rank
1st

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

  • Kiribati
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 119 DB17-20 methodology against 88 DB17-20 methodology in Kiribati, a difference of 31 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.

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

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 1st of 103 countries.

Nepal 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), Kiribati or Nepal?
Nepal, at 119 DB17-20 methodology against 88 DB17-20 methodology in Kiribati as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Kiribati and Nepal?
31 DB17-20 methodology, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nepal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Kiribati and Nepal rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Nepal ranks 1st 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.