Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 27 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
27 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
35.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
27 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2015–2019

0102030402015201720192015: 35.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 35.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 35.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 27 DB17-20 methodology2019: 27 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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) is 27 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.9% over five years.

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 22nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 35.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 35.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 35.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 27 DB17-20 methodology -23.9%
2019 27 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

  1. 20 Namibia 30 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 21 Mozambique 28 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 22 Kosovo 27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 25 Chile 26 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 27 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 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
The highest recorded value was 35.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
The lowest recorded value was 27 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 22nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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
103 places, 515 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.