Ukraine - 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 Ukraine was 1.68 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 1.68 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.67 in 2009.

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 0.95
2007 1.17
2008 0.97
2009 0.67
2010 0.98
2011 1.08
2012 0.93
2013 1.11
2014 1.06
2015 1.22
2016 1.56
2017 1.68

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
2002 23.90
2005 33.50
2008 47.80
2013 8.40
2019 51.50

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
2008 0.600
2013 0.300
2019 0.500

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
2008 30.90
2013 25.30
2019 30.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Ukraine was 267.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 288.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 263.00 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 288.00
2010 288.00
2011 288.00
2012 288.00
2013 263.00
2014 263.00
2015 263.00
2016 281.00
2017 281.00
2018 281.00
2019 267.00

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 36.75
2005 27.05

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
2008 56.70
2013 59.40
2019 32.80

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 5.30
2019 9.90

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
2008 20.20
2013 10.70
2019 18.80

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 58.80
2005 49.50
2008 28.30
2013 47.90
2019 36.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Ukraine was 33.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 44.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 24.80 in 2017.

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 44.30
2006 44.00
2007 43.40
2008 43.30
2009 43.30
2010 43.30
2011 43.30
2012 43.10
2013 43.10
2014 43.10
2015 43.10
2016 43.10
2017 24.80
2018 29.60
2019 33.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Ukraine was 1.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.80 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.10 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 0.70
2006 0.70
2007 0.70
2008 1.70
2009 1.70
2010 1.80
2011 1.60
2012 0.70
2013 0.10
2014 0.10
2015 0.10
2016 0.50
2017 1.10
2018 1.10
2019 1.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Ukraine was 10.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.50 in 2007, while its lowest value was 8.70 in 2016.

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 12.30
2006 12.40
2007 12.50
2008 12.30
2009 12.30
2010 10.40
2011 12.20
2012 11.60
2013 11.30
2014 9.50
2015 9.00
2016 8.70
2017 11.90
2018 11.00
2019 10.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment