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

Portugal
78.83
in 2019
Switzerland
78.19
in 2019
Portugal rank
30th
Switzerland rank
32nd

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

  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 78.83 against 78.19 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.64.

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

Portugal ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd of 157 countries.

Portugal 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), Portugal or Switzerland?
Portugal, at 78.83 against 78.19 in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between Portugal and Switzerland?
0.64, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Portugal ranks 30th and Switzerland ranks 32nd 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.