North Macedonia - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in North Macedonia was 3.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.72 in 2008, while its lowest value was 3.46 in 2020.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 5.61
2007 6.49
2008 6.72
2009 5.56
2010 4.61
2011 4.10
2012 3.67
2013 3.71
2014 3.76
2015 3.94
2016 3.88
2017 3.73
2018 3.63
2019 3.93
2020 3.46

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2002 10.90
2005 8.50
2009 27.60
2013 30.20
2019 19.90

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 0.80
2013 1.60
2019 1.10

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 36.80
2013 39.00
2019 23.20

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in North Macedonia was 97.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 141.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 97.00 in 2015.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 141.00
2010 141.00
2011 141.00
2012 141.00
2013 101.00
2014 101.00
2015 97.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Definition: Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2002 65.74
2005 55.73

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 71.50
2013 70.50
2019 60.40

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 13.00
2019 9.60

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2009 22.90
2013 21.90
2019 15.90

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2002 35.60
2005 32.80
2009 8.10
2013 4.00
2019 3.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in North Macedonia was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.800 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2011.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 0.500
2006 0.500
2007 0.500
2008 0.800
2009 0.800
2010 0.600
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in North Macedonia was 1.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2013.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 2.00
2006 2.00
2007 2.00
2008 2.00
2009 2.00
2010 2.00
2011 2.00
2012 2.00
2013 1.90
2014 1.90
2015 1.90
2016 1.90
2017 1.90
2018 1.90
2019 1.90

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in North Macedonia was 11.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.40 in 2007, while its lowest value was 5.50 in 2010.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 15.30
2006 15.40
2007 15.40
2008 12.70
2009 10.20
2010 5.50
2011 5.60
2012 5.50
2013 5.50
2014 6.40
2015 11.00
2016 11.00
2017 11.00
2018 11.00
2019 11.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment