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

France: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 94.27 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
94.27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 156 countries
All-time high
94.27
in 2015
All-time low
94.27
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060801002015201720192015: 94.32016: 94.32017: 94.32018: 94.32019: 94.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 94.27 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.

France ranks 7th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near France

  1. 4 Germany 96.2 compare
  2. 4 New Zealand 96.2 compare
  3. 4 Slovenia, Republic of 96.2 compare
  4. 7 Croatia, Republic of 94.27 compare
  5. 7 Finland 94.27 compare
  6. 7 Latvia, Republic of 94.27 compare
  7. 7 Lithuania, Republic of 94.27 compare
  8. 7 Yemen, Republic of 94.27 compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in France?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in France was 94.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 94.27 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 94.27 in 2015.
How does France rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
France ranks 7th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this France 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.