What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) between Canada and Samoa?

0.03 DB17-20 methodology, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Samoa?

5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.

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.

Canada vs Samoa: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks)

Canada

14.02 DB17-20 methodology

in 2019

Samoa

14.05 DB17-20 methodology

in 2019

Canada rank

75th

Samoa rank

74th

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

Canada
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 14.05 DB17-20 methodology against 14.02 DB17-20 methodology in Canada, a difference of 0.03 DB17-20 methodology.

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

Canada ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 74th of 101 countries.

Samoa 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), Canada or Samoa?: Samoa, at 14.05 DB17-20 methodology against 14.02 DB17-20 methodology in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) between Canada and Samoa?: 0.03 DB17-20 methodology, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Samoa?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Canada and Samoa rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?: Canada ranks 75th and Samoa ranks 74th of 101 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: 102 places, 510 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.