Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 58 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
58 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 103 countries
All-time high
58 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
58 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Bangladesh, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 58 DB17-20 methodology2016: 58 DB17-20 methodology2017: 58 DB17-20 methodology2018: 58 DB17-20 methodology2019: 58 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Bangladesh stood at 58 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

That places Bangladesh 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Bangladesh, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 58 DB17-20 methodology
2016 58 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 58 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 58 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 58 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 3 Pakistan 84 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 64 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 60 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 7 Zimbabwe 55.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 8 Nicaragua 54 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 51 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Bangladesh?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Bangladesh was 58 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 58 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 58 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Bangladesh rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Bangladesh 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). 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)
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 comply with VAT refund measures the time spent preparing and submitting the refund claim and the time spent preparing information for the tax officers, if, in 50% or more of cases, a company that requests a VAT cash refund arising from a capital purchase would be selected for an additional review. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.