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

Belgium
51.16
in 2019
Greece
45.46
in 2019
Belgium rank
62nd
Greece rank
67th

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

  • Belgium
  • Greece
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 51.16 against 45.46 in Greece, a difference of 5.7.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Belgium ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 67th of 157 countries.

Belgium 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), Belgium or Greece?
Belgium, at 51.16 against 45.46 in Greece as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Belgium and Greece?
5.7, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Belgium ranks 62nd and Greece ranks 67th of 157 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
157 places, 785 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.