Albania - 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 Albania was 1.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.66 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.85 in 2006.

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 0.85
2007 1.07
2008 1.48
2009 1.14
2010 1.11
2011 0.96
2012 0.95
2013 1.06
2014 1.15
2015 1.32
2016 1.38
2017 1.53
2018 1.66
2019 1.63
2020 1.52

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
2005 25.50
2007 41.70
2013 10.20
2019 18.60

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
2007 33.90
2013 4.20
2019 1.50

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
2007 90.00
2013 54.40
2019 58.70

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Albania was 71.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 177.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 71.00 in 2017.

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 177.00
2010 177.00
2011 177.00
2012 177.00
2013 177.00
2014 177.00
2015 177.00
2016 134.00
2017 71.00
2018 71.00
2019 71.00

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 75.97
2005 73.72

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
2007 86.80
2013 92.20
2019 93.20

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 1.00
2019 2.40

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
2007 16.60
2013 5.20
2019 5.70

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
2005 82.00
2007 22.40
2013 18.40
2019 34.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Albania was 18.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 34.60 in 2006, while its lowest value was 18.80 in 2013.

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 34.60
2006 34.60
2007 24.50
2008 28.60
2009 31.90
2010 27.30
2011 25.00
2012 25.30
2013 18.80
2014 18.80
2015 18.80
2016 18.80
2017 18.80
2018 18.80
2019 18.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Albania was 3.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.80 in 2012, while its lowest value was 3.30 in 2014.

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 3.90
2006 3.80
2007 4.10
2008 4.50
2009 4.00
2010 4.80
2011 4.80
2012 4.80
2013 3.50
2014 3.30
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.40
2018 4.40
2019 3.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Albania was 14.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 8.10 in 2009.

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 20.10
2006 18.50
2007 17.80
2008 16.80
2009 8.10
2010 8.50
2011 8.80
2012 8.70
2013 9.40
2014 9.50
2015 14.10
2016 14.10
2017 14.00
2018 14.00
2019 14.10

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment