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

Denmark ranks 19th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Denmark
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Denmark: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 86.69 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

86.69

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

19th

of 154 countries

All-time high

86.69

in 2015

All-time low

86.69

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Denmark stood at 86.69. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Denmark 19th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Denmark

16 Poland 90.41 compare
16 Sweden 90.41 compare
18 South Korea 89.49 compare
20 Georgia 86.55 compare
21 Serbia 86.41 compare
22 Japan 85.36 compare

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More reference data data for Denmark

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Denmark?: Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Denmark was 86.69 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Denmark?: The highest recorded value was 86.69 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Denmark?: The lowest recorded value was 86.69 in 2015.
How does Denmark rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?: Denmark ranks 19th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Denmark 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.