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

Malta
52.26
in 2019
Romania
53.18
in 2019
Malta rank
60th
Romania rank
58th

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

  • Malta
  • Romania
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Romania currently reports 53.18 against 52.26 in Malta, a difference of 0.92.

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

Malta ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 156 countries.

Romania 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), Malta or Romania?
Romania, at 53.18 against 52.26 in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Malta and Romania?
0.92, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Malta and Romania rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Malta ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th 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.