Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) was 39.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
39.17 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
24th
of 103 countries
All-time high
44.17 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
All-time low
39.17 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0102030402015201720192015: 44.2 DB17-20 methodology2016: 44.2 DB17-20 methodology2017: 44.2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 44.2 DB17-20 methodology2019: 39.2 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Papua New Guinea is 39.17 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over five years.

Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) in Papua New Guinea, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 44.17 DB17-20 methodology
2016 44.17 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2017 44.17 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2018 44.17 DB17-20 methodology +0.0%
2019 39.17 DB17-20 methodology -11.3%

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 21 Mexico 42.02 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 22 Lesotho 41.74 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 23 Trinidad and Tobago 40.33 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 24 Rwanda 39.17 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 26 Iran, Islamic Republic of 38.5 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 27 Chile 37.74 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Papua New Guinea was 39.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 44.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 39.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.