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

Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 12.18 in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
12.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 156 countries
All-time high
15.49
in 2015
All-time low
12.18
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0510152015201720192015: 15.52016: 15.52017: 15.52018: 12.22019: 12.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 12.18 for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over five years.

Ethiopia ranks 93rd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 90 Malawi 20.64 compare
  2. 91 Indonesia 14.02 compare
  3. 92 Zimbabwe 13.19 compare
  4. 94 Antigua and Barbuda 4.37 compare
  5. 95 Jordan 4.04 compare
  6. 96 Honduras 1.06 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

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All data for Ethiopia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Ethiopia?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Ethiopia was 12.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 15.49 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.18 in 2018.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Ethiopia ranks 93rd out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Ethiopia 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
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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.