Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 5.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 83.3%
World rank
69th
of 103 countries
All-time high
5.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
3 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02462015201720192015: 3 DB17-20 methodology2016: 3 DB17-20 methodology2017: 3 DB17-20 methodology2018: 3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 5.5 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Papua New Guinea stood at 5.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 83.3% on the previous year and up 83.3% over five years.

That places Papua New Guinea 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Papua New Guinea, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 3 DB17-20 methodology
2016 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 3 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 5.5 DB17-20 methodology +83.3%

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 66 Russian Federation 7.2 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 67 Vanuatu 7 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 68 Cape Verde 6 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 69 Costa Rica 5.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 71 Belgium 5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 71 Belize 5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 71 Finland 5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  8. 71 Slovakia 5 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Papua New Guinea was 5.5 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 5.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 3 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.