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

Nicaragua: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 54 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
54 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 102 countries
All-time high
54 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
54 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 54 DB17-20 methodology2016: 54 DB17-20 methodology2017: 54 DB17-20 methodology2018: 54 DB17-20 methodology2019: 54 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 54 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Nicaragua ranks 8th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Nicaragua, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 54 DB17-20 methodology
2016 54 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 54 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 54 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 54 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 60 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 58 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 7 Zimbabwe 55.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 9 Iran, Islamic Republic of 51 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 10 Ethiopia 47 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 10 Lebanon 47 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Nicaragua?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Nicaragua was 54 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 54 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 54 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Nicaragua rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.