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

Cyprus: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 21.65 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
21.65
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 157 countries
All-time high
91.7
in 2015
All-time low
21.65
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

204060801002015201720192015: 91.72016: 91.72017: 21.62018: 21.62019: 21.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Cyprus stood at 21.65. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 76.4% over five years.

That places Cyprus 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Cyprus, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 91.7 —
2016 91.7 +0.0%
2017 21.65 -76.4%
2018 21.65 +0.0%
2019 21.65 +0.0%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 21.65 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 21.65 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.65, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 86 Nicaragua 23.95 compare
  2. 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 23.86 compare
  3. 88 Lebanon 21.93 compare
  4. 90 Gabon 20.91 compare
  5. 91 Malawi 20.64 compare
  6. 92 Indonesia 14.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Cyprus?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Cyprus was 21.65 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 91.7 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 21.65 in 2017.
How does Cyprus rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Cyprus ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Cyprus 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
157 places, 785 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.