Croatia - 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 Croatia was 4.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 5.86 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.48 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
2006 3.42
2007 3.66
2008 3.51
2009 2.70
2010 2.48
2011 2.49
2012 2.80
2013 5.01
2014 4.61
2015 4.51
2016 4.90
2017 5.52
2018 5.86
2019 5.57
2020 4.44

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
2005 15.20
2007 42.60
2013 42.00
2019 20.90

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
2007 0.500
2013 0.900
2019 0.200

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
2007 29.10
2013 32.40
2019 10.70

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Croatia was 65.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 65.00 in 2016.

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 70.00
2010 70.00
2011 70.00
2012 70.00
2013 70.00
2014 70.00
2015 70.00
2016 65.00
2017 65.00
2018 65.00
2019 65.00

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
2002 47.19
2005 31.37

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
2007 41.10
2013 36.10
2019 22.70

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 22.10
2019 3.40

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
2007 28.50
2013 22.10
2019 6.70

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
2002 43.10
2005 20.10
2007 6.00
2013 0.00
2019 12.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Croatia was 19.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.10 in 2014.

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 19.40
2006 19.40
2007 19.40
2008 19.40
2009 19.40
2010 19.40
2011 19.40
2012 19.40
2013 17.90
2014 17.10
2015 18.80
2016 19.40
2017 19.40
2018 19.40
2019 19.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Croatia was 1.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.10 in 2010, while its lowest value was 1.10 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
2005 1.40
2006 1.40
2007 1.40
2008 1.40
2009 1.40
2010 2.10
2011 1.90
2012 1.80
2013 1.40
2014 1.30
2015 1.20
2016 1.50
2017 1.20
2018 1.10
2019 1.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Croatia 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