Iraq - 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 Iraq was 0.096 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 0.341 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.088 in 2015.

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 0.251
2007 0.230
2008 0.341
2009 0.297
2010 0.155
2011 0.115
2012 0.137
2013 0.162
2014 0.100
2015 0.088
2016 0.096

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 19.60

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 40.90

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 77.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Iraq was 51.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 51.00 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 52.00
2010 52.00
2011 52.00
2012 52.00
2013 52.00
2014 82.00
2015 82.00
2016 51.00
2017 51.00
2018 51.00
2019 51.00

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 54.20

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
2011 8.60

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
2011 29.20

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Iraq was 13.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 13.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 13.50 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 13.50
2006 13.50
2007 13.50
2008 13.50
2009 13.50
2010 13.50
2011 13.50
2012 13.50
2013 13.50
2014 13.50
2015 13.50
2016 13.50
2017 13.50
2018 13.50
2019 13.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Iraq was 2.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 1.40 in 2005.

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 1.40
2011 1.40
2012 1.40
2013 3.00
2014 3.00
2015 3.00
2016 3.00
2017 2.30
2018 2.30
2019 2.30

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Iraq was 15.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.20 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 11.20
2006 15.00
2007 15.00
2008 15.00
2009 15.00
2010 15.00
2011 15.00
2012 15.00
2013 15.00
2014 15.00
2015 15.00
2016 15.00
2017 15.00
2018 15.00
2019 15.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment