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Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Belgium

Belgium: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 51.16 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
51.16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
51.16
in 2015
All-time low
51.16
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Belgium, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 51.22016: 51.22017: 51.22018: 51.22019: 51.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Belgium stood at 51.16. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Belgium 62nd out of 156 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 59 Azerbaijan, Republic of 52.9 compare
  2. 60 Malta 52.26 compare
  3. 61 Vanuatu 52.08 compare
  4. 63 Armenia, Republic of 50.88 compare
  5. 64 Kosovo 49.32 compare
  6. 65 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47.11 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

More reference data data for Belgium

All data for Belgium β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Belgium?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Belgium was 51.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 51.16 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 51.16 in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Belgium ranks 62nd out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 780 data points, 2015–2019
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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.