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

Namibia ranks 41st out of 154 countries with data for 2019.

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

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

Namibia: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 73.27 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

73.27

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

41st

of 154 countries

All-time high

73.27

in 2015

All-time low

73.27

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Namibia stood at 73.27. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

That places Namibia 41st out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Namibia

38 Spain 74.42 compare
39 Seychelles 73.68 compare
40 Senegal 73.59 compare
42 Czechia 71.93 compare
43 Bangladesh 71.6 compare
44 Belize 70.56 compare

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More reference data data for Namibia

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 120.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.099 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 116.66 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,772 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 22.61 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Namibia?: Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Namibia was 73.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 73.27 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 73.27 in 2015.
How does Namibia rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?: Namibia ranks 41st out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Namibia 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.