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

Republic of Korea: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20) was 100 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 156 countries
All-time high
100
in 2015
All-time low
100
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060801002015201720192015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 100

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 100 for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 1 Barbados 100 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 100 compare
  3. 1 Germany 100 compare
  4. 1 Ireland 100 compare
  5. 1 Latvia 100 compare
  6. 1 Malta 100 compare
  7. 1 Netherlands 100 compare
  8. 1 Seychelles 100 compare
  9. 1 Spain 100 compare
  10. 1 United Kingdom 100 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

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All data for Republic of Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in Republic of Korea?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) in Republic of Korea was 100 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20) recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
How does Republic of Korea rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) (db17-20)?
Republic of Korea ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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.