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

France: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 10.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 102 countries
All-time high
10.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
10.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02.557.5102015201720192015: 10.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 10.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 10.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 10.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 10.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in France stood at 10.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places France 46th out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near France

  1. 44 Lesotho 11.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 44 Luxembourg 11.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 46 Cyprus 10.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 46 Sweden 10.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 49 Botswana 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 49 North Macedonia 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 49 Samoa 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
  8. 49 St. Kitts and Nevis 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
  9. 49 Zambia 10 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 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) in France?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in France was 10.5 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 10.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 10.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does France rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
France ranks 46th out of 102 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). 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.