Pakistan vs Tanzania: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Pakistan
84 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Tanzania
60 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Pakistan rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
5th

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

  • Pakistan
  • Tanzania
020406080201520172019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 84 DB17-20 methodology against 60 DB17-20 methodology in Tanzania, a difference of 24 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.

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

Pakistan ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 5th of 103 countries.

Pakistan 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), Pakistan or Tanzania?
Pakistan, at 84 DB17-20 methodology against 60 DB17-20 methodology in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Pakistan and Tanzania?
24 DB17-20 methodology, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Tanzania?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Tanzania rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Pakistan ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 5th 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.