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

Denmark
86.69
in 2019
Sweden
90.41
in 2019
Denmark rank
19th
Sweden rank
16th

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

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 90.41 against 86.69 in Denmark, a difference of 3.72.

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

Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th of 156 countries.

Sweden 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), Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 90.41 against 86.69 in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Denmark and Sweden?
3.72, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 16th 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.