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

Kosovo: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 27 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
27 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 102 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, 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

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Kosovo stood at 27 DB17-20 methodology. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

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

That places Kosovo 22nd out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 20 Namibia 30 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 21 Mozambique 28 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 24 Chile 26 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 25 Romania 22.5 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

More reference data data for Kosovo

All data for Kosovo β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Kosovo?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Kosovo 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 27 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
How does Kosovo rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Kosovo ranks 22nd out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kosovo 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
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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.