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

Mozambique: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
28 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 102 countries
All-time high
28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 28 DB17-20 methodology2016: 28 DB17-20 methodology2017: 28 DB17-20 methodology2018: 28 DB17-20 methodology2019: 28 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Mozambique stood at 28 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Mozambique 21st out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 18 Honduras 33 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 18 Malawi 33 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 20 Namibia 30 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 22 Kosovo 27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 27 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 24 Chile 26 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

More reference data data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Mozambique?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Mozambique was 28 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 28 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 28 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Mozambique rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Mozambique ranks 21st out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Mozambique 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.