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Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Source: World Bank

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Paying taxes: Time...
Indicator
2017
Year
20.63798
Value
12 May 2026
Updated

Description

Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Title Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Description Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source Organisation World Bank
Domain economics
Year 2017
Indicator Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Value 20.63798
Last Updated 12 May 2026

Coverage

Series Type National time series
Records in Series 145
Years Covered 2015 to 2019
Distinct Years 5
Districts Identified 0
Regions Identified 0
Sources Represented 1
Years
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Sources
World Bank

Pipeline Lineage

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wb_malawi_indicator_paying_taxes_time_to_obtain_vat_refund_weeks_db17_20_methodology_score_PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN_MW.csv
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Completed
5 rows parsed
Bronze
Classified
Row 2
Silver
Auto-Approved
Confidence 1.00
Published
Economics
Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Raw File wb_malawi_indicator_paying_taxes_time_to_obtain_vat_refund_weeks_db17_20_methodology_score_PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN_MW.csv
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Bronze Row Row 2 · Classified
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Validation Issues 0 errors, 1 warning, 0 info
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Recent Validation Issues
Severity Field Message
Warning district No Malawi district identified

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Upstream Source https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN
Suggested Citation
World Bank. Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Kafukufuku Data Hub, Economics, 2015 to 2019. Source: https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/MW/indicator/PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN.
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Original data extracted from wb_malawi_indicator_paying_taxes_time_to_obtain_vat_refund_weeks_db17_20_methodology_score_PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN_MW.csv · row 2

Field Raw Value
unit
year 2017
title Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
value 20.63798
source World Bank
_domain economics
country Malawi
indicator Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
obs_status
description Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
country_iso3 MWI
dataset_name World Bank Malawi Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score Time Series
decimal_places 1
indicator_code PAY.TAX.VAT.REF.OBT.WKS.TM.DB1719.DFRN
_domain_confidence 1.0

Indicator Analysis

Comparing "Paying taxes: Time to obtain VAT refund (weeks) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score" with 145 records in Economics.

Total Records
145
Year Range
2015–2019
Districts
0

Numeric Distribution

Minimum
20.63798
Average
20.64
Maximum
20.63798

Records by Year

2015
29
2016
29
2017
29
2018
29
2019
29
Confidence
1.00
Review Status
Auto-Approved
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Dataset Info

Source World Bank
Data Type —
Last Updated 12 May 2026

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GET request GET /api/v1/datasets/02e04166-2f96-44a5-920e-6eb3c9b0a6b6/?domain=economics