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

Bulgaria: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) was 24.83 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
24.83 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 102 countries
All-time high
24.83 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
24.83 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

05101520252015201720192015: 24.8 DB17-20 methodology2016: 24.8 DB17-20 methodology2017: 24.8 DB17-20 methodology2018: 24.8 DB17-20 methodology2019: 24.8 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Bulgaria stood at 24.83 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Bulgaria 48th out of 102 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 45 Romania 27.45 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 46 Botswana 26.31 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 47 Saint Lucia 25.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 49 Iceland 24.48 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 50 Slovak Republic 24.14 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 51 Costa Rica 23.17 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 102 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Bulgaria?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Bulgaria was 24.83 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 24.83 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 24.83 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Bulgaria rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 102 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Bulgaria 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
102 places, 510 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.