Poland vs Saint Lucia: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours)

Poland
8 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Saint Lucia
8.25 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Poland rank
61st
Saint Lucia rank
60th

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

  • Poland
  • Saint Lucia
02468201520172019

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 8.25 DB17-20 methodology against 8 DB17-20 methodology in Poland, a difference of 0.25 DB17-20 methodology.

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

Poland ranks 61st and Saint Lucia ranks 60th of 103 countries.

Saint Lucia 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), Poland or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 8.25 DB17-20 methodology against 8 DB17-20 methodology in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Poland and Saint Lucia?
0.25 DB17-20 methodology, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Saint Lucia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Poland and Saint Lucia rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Poland ranks 61st and Saint Lucia ranks 60th 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.