Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) was 18 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
18 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
17.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

051015202015201720192015: 17.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 17.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 17.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 18 DB17-20 methodology2019: 18 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 Palestine, State of is 18 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over five years.

Palestine, State of ranks 32nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to comply with VAT refund (hours) (DB17-20 methodology) in Palestine, State of, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 17.5 DB17-20 methodology
2016 17.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 17.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 18 DB17-20 methodology +2.9%
2019 18 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

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  4. 32 Indonesia 18 DB17-20 methodology compare
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  6. 35 Eswatini 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  7. 35 Thailand 16 DB17-20 methodology compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Palestine, State of?
Paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) in Palestine, State of was 18 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 Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 18 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours) recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 17.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Palestine, State of rank for paying taxes: time to comply with vat refund (hours)?
Palestine, State of ranks 32nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Palestine, State 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
103 places, 515 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.