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

Greece: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 45.46 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
45.46
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 157 countries
All-time high
45.46
in 2015
All-time low
45.46
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 45.52016: 45.52017: 45.52018: 45.52019: 45.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Greece is 45.46, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Greece 67th 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 Greece, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Greece, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 45.46 —
2016 45.46 +0.0%
2017 45.46 +0.0%
2018 45.46 +0.0%
2019 45.46 +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 45.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.9, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 45.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.65, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 64 Kosovo 49.32 compare
  2. 64 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 49.32 compare
  3. 66 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.11 compare
  4. 68 Dominica 44.63 compare
  5. 69 Tonga 42.52 compare
  6. 70 Thailand 42.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Greece?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Greece was 45.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 45.46 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 45.46 in 2015.
How does Greece rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Greece ranks 67th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Greece 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.