Lithuania vs Switzerland: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Lithuania
2.1 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Switzerland
1.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Lithuania rank
85th
Switzerland rank
88th

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

  • Lithuania
  • Switzerland
00.511.52201520172019

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 2.1 DB17-20 methodology against 1.5 DB17-20 methodology in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.

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

Lithuania ranks 85th and Switzerland ranks 88th of 102 countries.

Lithuania 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), Lithuania or Switzerland?
Lithuania, at 2.1 DB17-20 methodology against 1.5 DB17-20 methodology in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Lithuania and Switzerland?
0.6 DB17-20 methodology, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Switzerland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Lithuania and Switzerland rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Lithuania ranks 85th and Switzerland ranks 88th 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.