Cambodia - 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 Cambodia was 0.542 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.908 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.205 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 0.205
2007 0.338
2008 0.320
2009 0.228
2010 0.286
2011 0.337
2012 0.360
2013 0.311
2014 0.393
2015 0.443
2016 0.418
2017 0.528
2018 0.671
2019 0.908
2020 0.542

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
2007 15.50
2013 9.40
2016 7.90

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
2013 6.00
2016 1.40

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
2013 83.00
2016 35.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Cambodia was 179.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 194.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 179.00 in 2013.

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 194.00
2010 194.00
2011 194.00
2012 194.00
2013 179.00
2014 179.00
2015 179.00
2016 179.00
2017 179.00
2018 179.00
2019 179.00

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
2007 78.11

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
2013 66.80
2016 64.80

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 72.50
2016 12.30

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
2016 27.50

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
2007 60.30
2013 58.20
2016 58.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Cambodia was 2.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2005.

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 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 1.30
2010 1.30
2011 1.30
2012 1.30
2013 0.50
2014 0.50
2015 0.50
2016 0.50
2017 0.50
2018 0.50
2019 2.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Cambodia was 1.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.10 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.00 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 2.10
2006 2.10
2007 2.10
2008 2.10
2009 2.10
2010 2.10
2011 2.10
2012 2.10
2013 1.00
2014 1.00
2015 1.00
2016 1.00
2017 1.80
2018 1.80
2019 1.80

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Cambodia was 19.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.50 in 2016, while its lowest value was 19.00 in 2019.

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 19.40
2006 19.40
2007 19.40
2008 19.40
2009 19.10
2010 19.10
2011 19.10
2012 19.10
2013 19.50
2014 19.50
2015 19.50
2016 19.50
2017 19.40
2018 19.40
2019 19.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment