Arab World - 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 Arab World was 0.690 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 0.690 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.407 in 2006.

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 0.407
2007 0.486
2008 0.510
2009 0.472
2010 0.489
2011 0.516
2012 0.574
2013 0.578
2014 0.596
2015 0.614
2016 0.690

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
2020 64.74

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
2020 9.91

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
2020 54.27

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Arab World was 64.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.67 in 2014 and a minimum value of 64.10 in 2019.

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 77.10
2010 77.10
2011 74.35
2012 79.29
2013 80.10
2014 81.67
2015 79.10
2016 76.85
2017 75.95
2018 69.55
2019 64.10

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms) in Arab World was 82.33 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 82.33 in 2010, while its lowest value was 30.00 in 2008.

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 70.37
2003 61.17
2006 47.15
2007 31.82
2008 30.00
2009 46.02
2010 82.33

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
2020 60.15

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
2020 10.76

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
2020 8.38

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
2020 14.86

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Arab World was 15.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.67 in 2018, while its lowest value was 14.75 in 2013.

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 15.26
2006 15.30
2007 15.15
2008 15.16
2009 15.23
2010 15.21
2011 15.27
2012 15.07
2013 14.75
2014 15.12
2015 15.22
2016 15.34
2017 15.54
2018 15.67
2019 15.53

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Arab World was 15.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 27.36 in 2005, while its lowest value was 14.95 in 2012.

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 27.36
2006 19.18
2007 17.17
2008 16.64
2009 16.64
2010 15.77
2011 15.71
2012 14.95
2013 15.25
2014 15.71
2015 15.76
2016 15.34
2017 15.35
2018 15.57
2019 15.57

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Arab World was 11.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.74 in 2005, while its lowest value was 11.31 in 2011.

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 15.74
2006 14.48
2007 12.91
2008 12.42
2009 12.17
2010 12.13
2011 11.31
2012 11.83
2013 11.53
2014 11.75
2015 11.61
2016 11.49
2017 11.62
2018 11.51
2019 11.41

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment