Belize - 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 Belize was 4.54 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 5.03 in 2007, while its lowest value was 2.86 in 2010.

Definition:

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://econ.worldbank.org/research/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2004 4.09
2005 4.43
2006 4.47
2007 5.03
2008 4.17
2009 2.89
2010 2.86
2011 4.54

Delay in obtaining an electrical connection (days)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2010 6.10

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2010 2.50

Time required to get electricity (days)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2009 66.00
2010 66.00
2011 66.00
2012 66.00

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

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2010 6.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2012 7.00

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2012 1.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Definition:

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

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Year Value
2012 24.70

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment