Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in South Africa
South Africa: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 8.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in South Africa, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 8.5 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% over five years.
That places South Africa 59th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 10 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in South Africa?
- Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in South Africa was 8.5 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 South Africa?
- 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 South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Africa 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.