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

Hungary
84.62
in 2019
Japan
85.36
in 2019
Hungary rank
23rd
Japan rank
22nd

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

  • Hungary
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 85.36 against 84.62 in Hungary, a difference of 0.74.

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

Hungary ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 157 countries.

Japan 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), Hungary or Japan?
Japan, at 85.36 against 84.62 in Hungary as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Hungary and Japan?
0.74, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Hungary ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd 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.