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

Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) was 48.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
48.69 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 103 countries
All-time high
48.69 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
46.98 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 47 DB17-20 methodology2016: 47 DB17-20 methodology2017: 47 DB17-20 methodology2018: 48.7 DB17-20 methodology2019: 48.7 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 48.69 DB17-20 methodology for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% over five years.

That places Ethiopia 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Ethiopia, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 46.98 DB17-20 methodology —
2016 46.98 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 46.98 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 48.69 DB17-20 methodology +3.6%
2019 48.69 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 48.69 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.94 DB17-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 48.69 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.31 DB17-20 methodology, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 9 Honduras 54.45 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 10 Jordan 52.9 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 11 Antigua and Barbuda 52.74 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 13 Zimbabwe 48.17 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 14 Indonesia 47.74 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 15 Malawi 44.31 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 Ethiopia?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Ethiopia was 48.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 48.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 46.98 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.