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Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20) in Australia

Australia: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20) was 91 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 156 countries
All-time high
91
in 2015
All-time low
91
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20) in Australia, 2015–2019

0204060801002015201720192015: 912016: 912017: 912018: 912019: 91

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in Australia is 91, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Australia 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 27 Czechia 91 compare
  2. 27 Singapore 91 compare
  3. 30 Belgium 90 compare
  4. 30 Belize 90 compare
  5. 30 Finland 90 compare
  6. 30 Slovakia 90 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

More reference data data for Australia

All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in Australia?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in Australia was 91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 91 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 91 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20)?
Australia ranks 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 780 data points, 2015–2019
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The score for time to comply with 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.