France - 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 France was 5.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 5.26 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.29 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 3.29
2007 3.85
2008 3.87
2009 3.63
2010 3.89
2011 3.96
2012 3.80
2013 3.79
2014 3.96
2015 4.12
2016 4.53
2017 4.75
2018 4.83
2019 5.26
2020 5.25

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in France was 53.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 53.00 in 2018.

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 71.00
2010 71.00
2011 71.00
2012 71.00
2013 71.00
2014 71.00
2015 71.00
2016 71.00
2017 71.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in France was 50.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 54.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 49.70 in 2018.

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 51.80
2006 51.80
2007 52.10
2008 51.30
2009 51.70
2010 51.70
2011 51.70
2012 51.70
2013 51.70
2014 54.00
2015 53.50
2016 53.50
2017 51.10
2018 49.70
2019 50.00

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in France was 10.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.20 in 2012, while its lowest value was 9.60 in 2011.

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 9.70
2006 9.70
2007 9.70
2008 9.70
2009 9.70
2010 9.70
2011 9.60
2012 12.20
2013 11.90
2014 11.90
2015 11.70
2016 10.40
2017 10.50
2018 10.50
2019 10.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in France was 0.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.80 in 2008, while its lowest value was -0.20 in 2015.

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 6.80
2006 6.70
2007 6.50
2008 6.80
2009 6.60
2010 6.60
2011 6.70
2012 5.80
2013 6.20
2014 5.40
2015 -0.20
2016 0.20
2017 1.00
2018 0.30
2019 0.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment