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Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 60 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

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

Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 60 DB17-20 methodology2016: 60 DB17-20 methodology2017: 60 DB17-20 methodology2018: 60 DB17-20 methodology2019: 60 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Tanzania, United Republic of is 60 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 5th out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 2 Kiribati 88 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 84 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 4 Côte d'Ivoire 64 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 6 Bangladesh 58 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 7 Zimbabwe 55.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 8 Nicaragua 54 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 60 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 60 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 60 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 5th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.