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

Germany
96.2
in 2019
Latvia
94.27
in 2019
Germany rank
4th
Latvia rank
7th

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

  • Germany
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 96.2 against 94.27 in Latvia, a difference of 1.93.

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

Germany ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 7th of 156 countries.

Germany 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), Germany or Latvia?
Germany, at 96.2 against 94.27 in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Germany and Latvia?
1.93, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Germany ranks 4th and Latvia ranks 7th 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.