How does Botswana rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?

Botswana ranks 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Botswana
Creator: World Bank
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Botswana: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 55.39 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

55.39

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

57th

of 154 countries

All-time high

55.39

in 2015

All-time low

55.39

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 55.39 for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Botswana ranks 57th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Botswana?: Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Botswana was 55.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 55.39 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 55.39 in 2015.
How does Botswana rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?: Botswana ranks 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Botswana 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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Indicator: 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
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.