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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

Latest (2019)
17.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
32nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
19.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
17.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

051015202015201720192015: 19.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 19.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 19.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 19.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 17.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in 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 32nd out of 101 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 29 Guyana 20 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 30 Indonesia 18 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 30 Palestine 18 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 33 Eswatini 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 33 Thailand 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 33 Ukraine 16 DB17-20 methodology compare

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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 32nd out of 101 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

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.