Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) was 48.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Zimbabwe, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 48.17 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.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
That places Zimbabwe 13th out of 103 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.17 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 48.17 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.17 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.17 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.17 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 48.17 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.45 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 48.17 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.31 DB17-20 methodology, 1.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Zimbabwe?
- Paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) in Zimbabwe was 48.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.17 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paying taxes: time to obtain vat refund (weeks)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 13th out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
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.