Austria vs Germany: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology)

Austria
100
in 2019
Germany
96.2
in 2019
Austria rank
1st
Germany rank
4th

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 100 against 96.2 in Germany, a difference of 3.8.

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

Austria ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 156 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology), Austria or Germany?
Austria, at 100 against 96.2 in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Austria and Germany?
3.8, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Austria ranks 1st and Germany ranks 4th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 780 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The score for time to obtain VAT refund benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.