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

Greece
45.46
in 2019
Tonga
42.52
in 2019
Greece rank
66th
Tonga rank
68th

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

  • Greece
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 45.46 against 42.52 in Tonga, a difference of 2.94.

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

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

Greece ranks 66th and Tonga ranks 68th of 156 countries.

Greece 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), Greece or Tonga?
Greece, at 45.46 against 42.52 in Tonga as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Greece and Tonga?
2.94, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Greece and Tonga rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Greece ranks 66th and Tonga ranks 68th 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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About this data

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.