Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Belgium

Belgium: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) was 28.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
28.5 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
28.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
28.5 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Belgium, 2015–2019

01020302015201720192015: 28.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 28.5 DB17-20 methodology2017: 28.5 DB17-20 methodology2018: 28.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 28.5 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Belgium stood at 28.5 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Belgium ranks 42nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Belgium, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 28.5 DB17-20 methodology —
2016 28.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 28.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 28.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 28.5 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 28.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.5 DB17-20 methodology, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 28.5 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5 DB17-20 methodology, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 40 Kosovo 29.45 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 40 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 29.45 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 43 Vanuatu 28.02 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 44 Malta 27.93 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 45 Azerbaijan 27.6 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Belgium?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Belgium was 28.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 28.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Belgium rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
Belgium ranks 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Belgium 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 515 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

The time to obtain VAT refund measures the time from purchase of the machine to the date of submission of the refund claim (this is equal to half the filing period), the length of any mandatory period that the excess output VAT must be carried forward before a claim can be made, and the time from the submission of the VAT refund claim to the date the refund is received. If a company that requests a VAT cash refund arising from a capital purchase would be selected for additional review in 50% or more of cases, the duration of the review is included in the time to obtain a VAT refund. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.