Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Samoa
Samoa: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 10 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Samoa, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Samoa stood at 10 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Samoa ranks 50th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 10 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 DB17-20 methodology, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 10 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 47 Cyprus 10.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 47 France 10.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 47 Sweden 10.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 50 Botswana 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 50 North Macedonia 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 50 Zambia 10 DB17-20 methodology compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Samoa?
- Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Samoa was 10 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Samoa 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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About this data
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.