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

Samoa
10 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Sweden
10.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Samoa rank
49th
Sweden rank
46th

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

  • Samoa
  • Sweden
02.557.510201520172019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10.5 DB17-20 methodology against 10 DB17-20 methodology in Samoa, a difference of 0.5 DB17-20 methodology.

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

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

Samoa ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th of 102 countries.

Sweden 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), Samoa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10.5 DB17-20 methodology against 10 DB17-20 methodology in Samoa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) between Samoa and Sweden?
0.5 DB17-20 methodology, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Samoa ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 46th 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.