Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score by country
The score for time to obtain VAT refund benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the...
Countries reporting
155
Highest
100
Austria
Lowest
0
Vietnam
Median
31.85
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
780
What the numbers show
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score is currently reported for 155 countries. The highest value is 100 in Austria; the lowest is 0 in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.85, and the mean is 37.29.
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 100 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 3 | Mauritius | 97.86 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 96.2 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | New Zealand | 96.2 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 4 | Slovenia | 96.2 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | France | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Latvia | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 7 | Yemen | 94.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 92.25 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 14 | Israel | 91.79 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 90.83 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 90.41 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 90.41 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 18 | South Korea | 89.49 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 19 | Denmark | 86.69 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 86.55 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 86.41 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 85.36 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 23 | Hungary | 84.62 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 24 | Taiwan | 84.02 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 81.31 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Moldova | 80.48 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 27 | Canada | 79.1 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 28 | Samoa | 79.06 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 78.92 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 30 | Portugal | 78.83 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 31 | Ukraine | 78.55 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 78.19 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 32 | Netherlands | 78.19 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 76.9 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 35 | Uganda | 76.35 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 36 | South Africa | 76.26 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 74.65 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 38 | Spain | 74.42 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 39 | Seychelles | 73.68 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 40 | Senegal | 73.59 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 41 | Namibia | 73.27 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 42 | Czechia | 71.93 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 71.6 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 44 | Belize | 70.56 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 45 | Fiji | 69.73 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69.45 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 47 | Eswatini | 69.18 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 48 | Russia | 68.81 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 66.97 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 50 | Singapore | 65.5 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 51 | Montenegro | 64.01 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 61.45 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 53 | Slovakia | 59.58 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 54 | Iceland | 58.93 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 58.24 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 56 | Saint Lucia | 56.77 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 57 | Botswana | 55.39 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 58 | Romania | 53.18 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 52.9 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 60 | Malta | 52.26 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 52.08 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 62 | Belgium | 51.16 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 63 | Armenia | 50.88 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.11 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 65 | Greece | 45.46 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 66 | Dominica | 44.63 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 67 | Tonga | 42.52 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 68 | Thailand | 42.15 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 69 | Guyana | 40.77 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 70 | Egypt | 39.67 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Kiribati | 39.3 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 38.29 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 73 | Mozambique | 35.3 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 35.25 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 75 | Albania | 34.7 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 76 | Nepal | 34.15 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 33.32 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 78 | Iran | 31.85 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 30.57 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 79 | Rwanda | 30.57 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.31 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 82 | Lesotho | 25.6 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 83 | Mexico | 25.05 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 23.95 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.86 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 86 | Lebanon | 21.93 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 87 | Cyprus | 21.65 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | 20.91 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 89 | Malawi | 20.64 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 90 | Indonesia | 14.02 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 13.19 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 12.18 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.37 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 94 | Jordan | 4.04 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 95 | Honduras | 1.06 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Argentina | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Burundi | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Benin | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Belarus | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Bolivia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Brazil | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Barbados | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | China | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Cameroon | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Congo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Colombia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Algeria | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Ecuador | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Ghana | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Guinea | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Gambia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Grenada | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Guatemala | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Haiti | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | India | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Italy | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Jamaica | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Cambodia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Laos | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Madagascar | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Maldives | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Mali | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Myanmar | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Mongolia | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritania | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Niger | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Nigeria | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Pakistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Panama | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Peru | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Philippines | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Paraguay | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Palestine | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Sudan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | El Salvador | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Somalia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Suriname | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Chad | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Togo | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Uruguay | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 96 | Vietnam | 0 | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
The score for time to obtain VAT refund benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.