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

South Africa
76.26
in 2019
Uganda
76.35
in 2019
South Africa rank
36th
Uganda rank
35th

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

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
020406080201520172019

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 76.35 against 76.26 in South Africa, a difference of 0.09.

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

South Africa ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 35th of 157 countries.

Uganda 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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 76.35 against 76.26 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) between South Africa and Uganda?
0.09, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
South Africa ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.