Malawi vs Mozambique: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Malawi
33 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Mozambique
28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Malawi rank
18th
Mozambique rank
21st

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

  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
0102030201520172019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 33 DB17-20 methodology against 28 DB17-20 methodology in Mozambique, a difference of 5 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

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

Malawi ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 103 countries.

Malawi 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), Malawi or Mozambique?
Malawi, at 33 DB17-20 methodology against 28 DB17-20 methodology in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Malawi and Mozambique?
5 DB17-20 methodology, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Malawi ranks 18th and Mozambique ranks 21st 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.