Benin - 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 Benin was 0.607 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 0.607 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.170 in 2013.

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
2013 0.170
2014 0.251
2015 0.499
2016 0.522
2017 0.515
2018 0.486
2019 0.534
2020 0.607

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
2009 86.60
2016 193.20

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
2009 4.90
2016 28.00

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
2009 88.40
2016 95.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Benin was 90.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 172.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 90.00 in 2014.

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 172.00
2010 172.00
2011 158.00
2012 158.00
2013 158.00
2014 90.00
2015 90.00
2016 90.00
2017 90.00
2018 90.00
2019 90.00

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
2004 39.55

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
2009 63.80
2016 60.90

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
2016 14.00

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
2009 16.00
2016 9.40

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
2009 22.50
2016 11.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Benin was 26.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 30.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 26.40 in 2010.

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 30.90
2006 30.90
2007 30.90
2008 30.90
2009 30.90
2010 26.40
2011 26.40
2012 26.40
2013 26.40
2014 26.40
2015 26.40
2016 26.40
2017 26.40
2018 26.40
2019 26.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Benin was 10.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 13.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 10.60 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 13.40
2006 13.40
2007 13.40
2008 13.40
2009 13.40
2010 13.40
2011 13.40
2012 13.40
2013 10.60
2014 10.60
2015 10.60
2016 10.60
2017 10.60
2018 10.60
2019 10.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Benin was 11.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 21.40 in 2008, while its lowest value was 11.90 in 2013.

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 21.40
2006 21.40
2007 21.40
2008 21.40
2009 16.90
2010 15.20
2011 15.20
2012 15.20
2013 11.90
2014 11.90
2015 11.90
2016 11.90
2017 11.90
2018 11.90
2019 11.90

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment