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

Israel: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
4 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 102 countries
All-time high
34 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
4 DB17-20 methodology
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 34 DB17-20 methodology2016: 4 DB17-20 methodology2017: 4 DB17-20 methodology2018: 4 DB17-20 methodology2019: 4 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 Israel is 4 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.2% over five years.

Israel ranks 77th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 74 Australia 4.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 74 Czechia 4.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 74 Singapore 4.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 77 Montenegro 4 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 77 Portugal 4 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 77 Serbia 4 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 77 Yemen 4 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

More reference data data for Israel

All data for Israel β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Israel?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Israel was 4 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 34 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 4 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
How does Israel rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Israel ranks 77th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Israel 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.