Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks)

Antigua and Barbuda
52.74 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Barbados
56.33 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Antigua and Barbuda rank
11th
Barbados rank
8th

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Barbados
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 56.33 DB17-20 methodology against 52.74 DB17-20 methodology in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 3.59 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

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

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 11th and Barbados ranks 8th of 103 countries.

Barbados 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), Antigua and Barbuda or Barbados?
Barbados, at 56.33 DB17-20 methodology against 52.74 DB17-20 methodology in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) between Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
3.59 DB17-20 methodology, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 11th and Barbados ranks 8th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 515 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The time to obtain VAT refund measures the time from purchase of the machine to the date of submission of the refund claim (this is equal to half the filing period), the length of any mandatory period that the excess output VAT must be carried forward before a claim can be made, and the time from the submission of the VAT refund claim to the date the refund is received. If a company that requests a VAT cash refund arising from a capital purchase would be selected for additional review in 50% or more of cases, the duration of the review is included in the time to obtain a VAT refund. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.