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

South Africa: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 76.26 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
76.26
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
36th
of 157 countries
All-time high
76.26
in 2019
All-time low
74.2
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 74.22016: 74.22017: 74.22018: 74.22019: 76.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in South Africa is 76.26, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over five years.

That places South Africa 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 74.2
2016 74.2 +0.0%
2017 74.2 +0.0%
2018 74.2 +0.0%
2019 76.26 +2.8%

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 34 Luxembourg 76.9 compare
  2. 35 Uganda 76.35 compare
  3. 37 Ireland 74.65 compare
  4. 38 Spain 74.42 compare
  5. 39 Seychelles 73.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in South Africa?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in South Africa was 76.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 76.26 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 74.2 in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
South Africa ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this South Africa 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
157 places, 785 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.