Lebanon vs Tonga: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Lebanon
47 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Tonga
42 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Lebanon rank
10th
Tonga rank
13th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Tonga
01020304050201520172019

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 47 DB17-20 methodology against 42 DB17-20 methodology in Tonga, a difference of 5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

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

Lebanon ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 13th of 103 countries.

Lebanon 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), Lebanon or Tonga?
Lebanon, at 47 DB17-20 methodology against 42 DB17-20 methodology in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Lebanon and Tonga?
5 DB17-20 methodology, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Lebanon and Tonga rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Lebanon ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 13th 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.