France vs Israel: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks)

France
6.17 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Israel
7.45 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
France rank
92nd
Israel rank
90th

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

  • France
  • Israel
10203040201520172019

How they compare

Israel currently reports 7.45 DB17-20 methodology against 6.17 DB17-20 methodology in France, a difference of 1.28 DB17-20 methodology.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times France's.

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

France ranks 92nd and Israel ranks 90th of 103 countries.

Israel 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), France or Israel?
Israel, at 7.45 DB17-20 methodology against 6.17 DB17-20 methodology in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) between France and Israel?
1.28 DB17-20 methodology, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do France and Israel rank globally for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
France ranks 92nd and Israel ranks 90th 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.