Dem. Rep. Congo - 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 Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.039 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 0.049 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.033 in 2019.

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
2015 0.044
2016 0.039
2017 0.035
2018 0.049
2019 0.033
2020 0.039

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 20.50
2010 48.00
2013 16.00

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 16.90
2010 20.00
2013 12.30

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 97.10
2010 92.00
2013 89.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 44.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 44.00 in 2016.

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 101.00
2010 101.00
2011 101.00
2012 101.00
2013 101.00
2014 55.00
2015 46.00
2016 44.00
2017 44.00
2018 44.00
2019 44.00

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 65.42

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 86.40
2010 96.00
2013 92.30

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 22.60

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 30.70
2010 24.70
2013 20.60

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 64.40
2010 54.40
2013 53.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 12.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.80 in 2014, while its lowest value was 7.90 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 7.90
2006 7.90
2007 7.90
2008 7.90
2009 7.90
2010 7.90
2011 7.90
2012 7.90
2013 7.90
2014 12.80
2015 12.60
2016 12.60
2017 12.60
2018 12.60
2019 12.60

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 14.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 272.30 in 2012, while its lowest value was 14.50 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 221.30
2006 221.30
2007 221.30
2008 196.40
2009 225.90
2010 272.30
2011 272.30
2012 272.30
2013 14.50
2014 14.50
2015 14.50
2016 14.50
2017 14.50
2018 14.50
2019 14.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 23.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 58.90 in 2012, while its lowest value was 23.60 in 2019.

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 58.90
2006 58.90
2007 58.90
2008 58.90
2009 58.90
2010 58.90
2011 58.90
2012 58.90
2013 33.40
2014 27.50
2015 27.50
2016 27.50
2017 27.50
2018 27.50
2019 23.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment