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

Eswatini: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 16 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
16 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 102 countries
All-time high
16 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
16 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0510152015201720192015: 16 DB17-20 methodology2016: 16 DB17-20 methodology2017: 16 DB17-20 methodology2018: 16 DB17-20 methodology2019: 16 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 16 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Eswatini ranks 34th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 31 Indonesia 18 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 31 Palestine 18 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 33 Greece 17.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 34 Thailand 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 34 Ukraine 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 37 Hungary 15 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Eswatini?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Eswatini was 16 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 16 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 16 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Eswatini rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Eswatini ranks 34th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Eswatini 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
102 places, 510 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.