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

United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) was 92.25 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
92.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 156 countries
All-time high
92.25
in 2015
All-time low
92.25
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060801002015201720192015: 92.32016: 92.32017: 92.32018: 92.32019: 92.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 92.25 for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

United Kingdom ranks 13th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 92.25
2016 92.25 +0.0%
2017 92.25 +0.0%
2018 92.25 +0.0%
2019 92.25 +0.0%

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 14 Israel 91.79 compare
  2. 15 Australia 90.83 compare
  3. 16 Poland 90.41 compare
  4. 16 Sweden 90.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in United Kingdom?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) in United Kingdom was 92.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 92.25 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology) recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 92.25 in 2015.
How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) (db17-20 methodology)?
United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 156 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.