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

Russia: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 68.81 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
68.81
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
48th
of 156 countries
All-time high
68.81
in 2019
All-time low
60.81
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 60.82016: 60.82017: 60.82018: 60.82019: 68.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Russia is 68.81, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over five years.

Russia ranks 48th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 45 Fiji 69.73 compare
  2. 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 69.45 compare
  3. 47 Eswatini 69.18 compare
  4. 49 Zambia 66.97 compare
  5. 50 Singapore 65.5 compare
  6. 51 Montenegro 64.01 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Russia?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in Russia was 68.81 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 68.81 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 60.81 in 2015.
How does Russia rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
Russia ranks 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Russia 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
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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.