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

Malta ranks 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Malta
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malta: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 52.26 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

52.26

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

60th

of 154 countries

All-time high

52.26

in 2015

All-time low

52.26

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Malta stood at 52.26. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Malta 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malta

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More reference data data for Malta

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Malta?: Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Malta was 52.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 52.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 52.26 in 2015.
How does Malta rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?: Malta ranks 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malta 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.