IDA blend - 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 IDA blend was 0.827 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.827 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.261 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 0.261
2007 0.316
2008 0.401
2009 0.414
2010 0.427
2011 0.474
2012 0.489
2013 0.474
2014 0.452
2015 0.432
2016 0.463
2017 0.583
2018 0.693
2019 0.805
2020 0.827

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 31.54

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 21.11

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 74.86

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in IDA blend was 80.63 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.08 in 2014 and a minimum value of 76.46 in 2012.

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 78.08
2010 78.08
2011 79.92
2012 76.46
2013 89.08
2014 89.08
2015 85.44
2016 86.62
2017 86.55
2018 84.28
2019 80.63

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 IDA blend was 80.20 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 80.20 in 2009, while its lowest value was 7.37 in 2003.

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 31.79
2003 7.37
2005 13.81
2006 29.13
2007 45.37
2009 80.20

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 63.04

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 15.03

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 23.02

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 18.83

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in IDA blend was 11.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.47 in 2005, while its lowest value was 11.37 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 12.47
2006 12.30
2007 11.78
2008 11.69
2009 11.88
2010 11.96
2011 11.96
2012 11.96
2013 11.47
2014 11.49
2015 11.71
2016 11.77
2017 11.82
2018 11.37
2019 11.71

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in IDA blend was 4.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.90 in 2008, while its lowest value was 4.46 in 2016.

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 13.54
2006 14.92
2007 15.67
2008 15.90
2009 12.28
2010 11.37
2011 11.42
2012 11.62
2013 7.55
2014 4.54
2015 4.57
2016 4.46
2017 4.76
2018 4.71
2019 4.73

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in IDA blend was 20.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.22 in 2005, while its lowest value was 20.49 in 2012.

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 23.22
2006 23.08
2007 22.59
2008 22.29
2009 21.67
2010 21.43
2011 21.02
2012 20.49
2013 21.57
2014 20.86
2015 20.77
2016 21.22
2017 20.89
2018 20.99
2019 20.70

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment