South Africa vs Spain: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology)

South Africa
76.26
in 2019
Spain
74.42
in 2019
South Africa rank
36th
Spain rank
38th

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

  • South Africa
  • Spain
020406080201520172019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 76.26 against 74.42 in Spain, a difference of 1.84.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th of 157 countries.

South Africa 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), South Africa or Spain?
South Africa, at 76.26 against 74.42 in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between South Africa and Spain?
1.84, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
South Africa ranks 36th and Spain ranks 38th 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.