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

France: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20) was 79 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 156 countries
All-time high
79
in 2015
All-time low
79
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 792016: 792017: 792018: 792019: 79

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in France is 79, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

France ranks 55th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near France

  1. 55 Cyprus 79 compare
  2. 55 Sweden 79 compare
  3. 58 Lesotho 77 compare
  4. 58 Luxembourg 77 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

More reference data data for France

All data for France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in France?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in France was 79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 79 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2015.
How does France rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20)?
France ranks 55th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this France 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.