Congo - Ease of doing business

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
2009 8.50

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
2009 21.50

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
2009 89.70

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Congo was 134.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 134.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 134.00 in 2009.

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

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
2009 90.02

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
2009 91.90

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
2009 25.60

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
2009 37.10

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Congo was 31.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 32.50 in 2012, while its lowest value was 31.30 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 32.50
2006 32.50
2007 32.50
2008 32.50
2009 32.50
2010 32.50
2011 32.50
2012 32.50
2013 31.30
2014 31.30
2015 31.30
2016 31.30
2017 31.30
2018 31.30
2019 31.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Congo was 22.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 32.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 6.00 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 32.00
2006 32.00
2007 32.00
2008 32.00
2009 32.00
2010 32.00
2011 30.60
2012 32.00
2013 6.00
2014 23.60
2015 24.70
2016 22.90
2017 22.90
2018 22.90
2019 22.90

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Congo was 0.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.50 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.00 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 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.00
2013 18.50
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.00
2019 0.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment