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

Romania: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 53.18 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
53.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 156 countries
All-time high
53.18
in 2015
All-time low
53.18
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 53.22016: 53.22017: 53.22018: 53.22019: 53.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Romania is 53.18, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Romania ranks 58th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 55 Bulgaria 58.24 compare
  2. 56 Saint Lucia 56.77 compare
  3. 57 Botswana 55.39 compare
  4. 59 Azerbaijan 52.9 compare
  5. 60 Malta 52.26 compare
  6. 61 Vanuatu 52.08 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 Romania?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Romania was 53.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 53.18 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 53.18 in 2015.
How does Romania rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Romania ranks 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Romania 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.