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

Kosovo ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Kosovo
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Kosovo: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 49.32 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

49.32

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

64th

of 156 countries

All-time high

49.32

in 2016

All-time low

40.95

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Kosovo stood at 49.32. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 20.4% over five years.

That places Kosovo 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Kosovo

61 Vanuatu 52.08 compare
62 Belgium 51.16 compare
63 Armenia 50.88 compare
65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.11 compare
66 Greece 45.46 compare
67 Dominica 44.63 compare

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More reference data data for Kosovo

Rule of Law - Governance score 57.86 0-100 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.64 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 60.4 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Control of Corruption - Governance score 42.7 0-100 (2024)
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 51.35 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Kosovo?: Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Kosovo was 49.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Kosovo?: The highest recorded value was 49.32 in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Kosovo?: The lowest recorded value was 40.95 in 2015.
How does Kosovo rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?: Kosovo ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kosovo 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.