China - 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 China was 8.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 9.08 in 2016, while its lowest value was 3.58 in 2010.

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
2010 3.58
2011 3.82
2012 3.81
2013 4.30
2014 6.89
2015 7.71
2016 9.08
2017 8.58
2018 8.67
2019 8.15
2020 8.58

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
2012 6.90

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
2012 0.100

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
2012 33.70

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in China was 32.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 143.20 in 2017 and a minimum value of 32.00 in 2019.

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
2013 143.20
2014 143.20
2015 143.20
2016 143.20
2017 143.20
2018 34.00
2019 32.00

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
2003 49.45

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
2012 59.40

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
2012 38.70

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
2012 3.90

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
2012 10.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in China was 46.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 49.80 in 2013, while its lowest value was 45.40 in 2018.

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
2013 49.80
2014 49.50
2015 48.50
2016 48.90
2017 48.10
2018 45.40
2019 46.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in China was 6.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 8.50 in 2016, while its lowest value was 6.80 in 2018.

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
2013 8.50
2014 8.50
2015 8.50
2016 8.50
2017 7.00
2018 6.80
2019 6.80

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in China was 6.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 11.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 6.30 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
2013 10.60
2014 10.60
2015 10.90
2016 10.80
2017 11.30
2018 11.80
2019 6.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment