Nicaragua - 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 62.70
2010 24.70
2016 31.00

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 9.30
2010 4.90
2016 1.60

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 74.80
2010 73.50
2016 49.90

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Nicaragua was 55.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 55.00 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 70.00
2010 70.00
2011 70.00
2012 70.00
2013 55.00
2014 55.00
2015 55.00
2016 55.00
2017 55.00
2018 55.00
2019 55.00

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 60.43

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 50.20
2010 57.10
2016 66.90

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
2006 23.10
2010 20.80
2016 17.90

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
2006 24.30
2010 30.20
2016 19.10

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 2.60
2010 4.20
2016 4.80

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Nicaragua was 23.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 19.20 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 19.20
2006 19.20
2007 19.20
2008 19.20
2009 19.20
2010 19.20
2011 20.30
2012 20.30
2013 20.30
2014 20.30
2015 21.40
2016 22.60
2017 23.10
2018 23.70
2019 23.70

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Nicaragua was 19.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.60 in 2015, while its lowest value was 19.10 in 2010.

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 20.60
2006 20.60
2007 20.60
2008 20.60
2009 20.60
2010 19.10
2011 20.60
2012 20.60
2013 20.60
2014 20.60
2015 20.60
2016 19.60
2017 19.60
2018 19.60
2019 19.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Nicaragua was 17.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 25.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 17.30 in 2018.

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 23.70
2006 23.70
2007 23.70
2008 23.50
2009 23.50
2010 25.00
2011 23.10
2012 21.50
2013 21.50
2014 18.30
2015 18.00
2016 17.60
2017 17.50
2018 17.30
2019 17.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment