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Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 89.49 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 156 countries
All-time high
89.49
in 2015
All-time low
89.49
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 89.52016: 89.52017: 89.52018: 89.52019: 89.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Korea, Republic of is 89.49, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Korea, Republic of 18th out of 156 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 15 Australia 90.83 compare
  2. 16 Poland, Republic of 90.41 compare
  3. 16 Sweden 90.41 compare
  4. 19 Denmark 86.69 compare
  5. 20 Georgia 86.55 compare
  6. 21 Serbia, Republic of 86.41 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 Korea, Republic of?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Korea, Republic of was 89.49 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 89.49 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 89.49 in 2015.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Korea, Republic of ranks 18th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Korea, Republic of 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.