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

Fiji: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 12 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
12 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
12 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
12 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02.557.51012.52015201720192015: 12 DB17-20 methodology2016: 12 DB17-20 methodology2017: 12 DB17-20 methodology2018: 12 DB17-20 methodology2019: 12 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Fiji is 12 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

That places Fiji 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Fiji, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 12 DB17-20 methodology —
2016 12 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 12 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 12 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 12 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 12 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 12 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5 DB17-20 methodology, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 39 Bulgaria 14.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 39 Dominica 14.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 39 Gabon 14.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 42 Antigua and Barbuda 12 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 45 Lesotho 11.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 45 Luxembourg 11.5 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Fiji?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Fiji was 12 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 Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 12 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 12 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Fiji rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Fiji ranks 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Fiji 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.