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

Canada
79.1
in 2019
Norway
78.92
in 2019
Canada rank
27th
Norway rank
29th

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

  • Canada
  • Norway
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 79.1 against 78.92 in Norway, a difference of 0.18.

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

Canada ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th of 156 countries.

Canada 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), Canada or Norway?
Canada, at 79.1 against 78.92 in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Canada and Norway?
0.18, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Canada and Norway rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Canada ranks 27th and Norway ranks 29th 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.