Luxembourg vs Sweden: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Luxembourg
11.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Sweden
10.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Luxembourg rank
45th
Sweden rank
47th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 11.5 DB17-20 methodology against 10.5 DB17-20 methodology in Sweden, a difference of 1 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th of 103 countries.

Luxembourg 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), Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 11.5 DB17-20 methodology against 10.5 DB17-20 methodology in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Luxembourg and Sweden?
1 DB17-20 methodology, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Luxembourg ranks 45th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.