pre_text: Note 15. Deferred Charges and Other Assets Deferred charges and other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
table: December 31,
table: 2019 2018
table: Trade accounts receivable, net, noncurrent (Note 2) $26,496 $15,948
table: Equity method investments (Note 1) 9,254 9,702
table: Net deferred tax assets, noncurrent (Note 20) 6,774 5,797
table: Rent and other deposits 6,106 5,687
table: Value added tax receivables, net, noncurrent 592 519
table: Other 6,723 5,711
table: $55,945 $43,364
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Value added tax receivables, net, noncurrent in 2019 from 2018?