Guinea-Bissau - 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
2006 20.50

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
2006 5.20

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
2006 57.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Guinea-Bissau was 257.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 458.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 257.00 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 458.00
2010 458.00
2011 458.00
2012 458.00
2013 257.00
2014 257.00
2015 257.00
2016 257.00
2017 257.00
2018 257.00
2019 257.00

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
2006 68.19

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
2006 86.20

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
2006 35.30

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
2006 22.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Guinea-Bissau was 24.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.80 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 24.80
2006 24.80
2007 24.80
2008 24.80
2009 24.80
2010 24.80
2011 24.80
2012 24.80
2013 24.80
2014 24.80
2015 24.80
2016 24.80
2017 24.80
2018 24.80
2019 24.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Guinea-Bissau was 5.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.10 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.60 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 6.10
2006 6.10
2007 6.10
2008 6.10
2009 6.10
2010 6.10
2011 6.10
2012 6.10
2013 5.60
2014 5.60
2015 5.60
2016 5.60
2017 5.60
2018 5.60
2019 5.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Guinea-Bissau was 15.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 14.90 in 2006.

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 23.30
2006 14.90
2007 14.90
2008 14.90
2009 14.90
2010 14.90
2011 14.90
2012 14.90
2013 15.10
2014 15.10
2015 15.10
2016 15.10
2017 15.10
2018 15.10
2019 15.10

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment