Bulgaria - 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 Bulgaria was 1.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 2.12 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.36 in 2010.

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
2008 2.12
2009 1.60
2010 1.36
2011 1.66
2012 1.74
2013 1.68
2014 1.62
2015 1.85
2016 2.03
2017 1.97
2018 1.96
2019 1.76
2020 1.41

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days) in Bulgaria was 24.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 85.60 in 2007, while its lowest value was 22.10 in 2005.

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
2004 23.80
2005 22.10
2007 85.60
2009 44.70
2013 49.50
2019 24.80

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
2007 1.70
2009 1.30
2013 1.30
2019 0.80

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
2007 47.70
2009 35.80
2013 43.20
2019 30.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Bulgaria was 262.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 263.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 130.00 in 2011.

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 137.00
2010 137.00
2011 130.00
2012 130.00
2013 130.00
2014 130.00
2015 130.00
2016 263.00
2017 262.00
2018 262.00
2019 262.00

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 47.01
2004 35.11
2005 39.06
2007 16.38

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
2007 64.10
2009 67.60
2013 61.60
2019 54.60

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 7.40
2019 5.40

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
2007 20.90
2009 17.80
2013 20.30
2019 10.30

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms) in Bulgaria was 9.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 55.60 in 2002, while its lowest value was 4.80 in 2013.

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 55.60
2005 42.60
2007 6.10
2009 6.60
2013 4.80
2019 9.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Bulgaria was 21.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 35.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 19.20 in 2011.

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 35.80
2006 33.40
2007 26.60
2008 26.80
2009 22.90
2010 20.40
2011 19.20
2012 20.20
2013 20.20
2014 20.20
2015 20.20
2016 20.20
2017 20.20
2018 20.80
2019 21.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Bulgaria was 2.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.80 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 2.30
2006 2.40
2007 2.40
2008 2.80
2009 2.90
2010 2.90
2011 3.00
2012 2.60
2013 1.80
2014 1.80
2015 1.80
2016 1.80
2017 1.90
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Bulgaria was 4.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 4.30 in 2008.

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 7.00
2006 5.80
2007 6.80
2008 4.30
2009 4.60
2010 4.70
2011 5.00
2012 4.90
2013 5.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 5.00
2017 5.00
2018 4.90
2019 4.90

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment