Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Greece
Greece: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 17.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Greece, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Greece stood at 17.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over five years.
That places Greece 34th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.5 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 19.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.5 DB17-20 methodology | -10.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 17.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5 DB17-20 methodology, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 17.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2 DB17-20 methodology, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Greece?
- Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Greece was 17.5 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
- Greece ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Greece 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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About this data
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.