Central African Republic - 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 Central African Republic was 0.129 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 0.138 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.037 in 2014.

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
2009 0.041
2010 0.047
2011 0.054
2012 0.073
2013 0.038
2014 0.037
2015 0.059
2016 0.106
2017 0.110
2018 0.138
2019 0.126
2020 0.129

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
2011 11.80

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
2011 29.00

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
2011 89.00

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Central African Republic was 98.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 98.00 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 172.00
2010 172.00
2011 102.00
2012 102.00
2013 102.00
2014 102.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

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
2011 89.80

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
2011 45.50

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
2011 40.10

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
2011 16.80

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Central African Republic was 19.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.10 in 2006.

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 11.50
2006 8.10
2007 8.10
2008 8.10
2009 8.10
2010 8.10
2011 19.80
2012 19.80
2013 19.80
2014 19.80
2015 19.80
2016 19.80
2017 19.80
2018 19.80
2019 19.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Central African Republic was 53.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 195.70 in 2010, while its lowest value was 34.80 in 2011.

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 54.20
2006 195.70
2007 195.70
2008 195.70
2009 195.70
2010 195.70
2011 34.80
2012 47.70
2013 53.60
2014 53.60
2015 53.60
2016 53.60
2017 53.60
2018 53.60
2019 53.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Central African Republic was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.000 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2005.

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 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
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

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment