Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 0 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0 DB17-20 methodology
World rank
92nd
of 102 countries
All-time high
0 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
0 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

00.20.40.60.812015201720192015: 0 DB17-20 methodology2016: 0 DB17-20 methodology2017: 0 DB17-20 methodology2018: 0 DB17-20 methodology2019: 0 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 Korea, Republic of is 0 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That places Korea, Republic of 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 90 Estonia, Republic of 1.25 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 91 Japan 1 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 92 Barbados 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 92 Croatia, Republic of 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 92 Germany 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 92 Ireland 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 92 Latvia, Republic of 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  8. 92 Malta 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  9. 92 Netherlands, The 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  10. 92 Seychelles 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  11. 92 Spain 0 DB17-20 methodology compare
  12. 92 United Kingdom 0 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Korea, Republic of?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Korea, Republic of was 0 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 Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Korea, Republic of ranks 92nd out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Korea, Republic of 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.