IDA total - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

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 0.345
2016 0.352
2017 0.426
2018 0.482

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 37.59

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 11.54

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 73.55

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in IDA total was 96.91 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 137.22 in 2009 and a minimum value of 96.91 in 2019.

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 137.22
2010 122.57
2011 119.33
2012 118.22
2013 124.90
2014 114.62
2015 104.62
2016 103.60
2017 101.84
2018 99.51
2019 96.91

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 total was 82.33 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 82.33 in 2010, while its lowest value was 31.82 in 2005.

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 51.65
2003 57.96
2004 56.96
2005 31.82
2006 54.54
2007 50.98
2009 65.85
2010 82.33

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 71.53

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 14.04

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 20.18

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 19.49

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in IDA total was 12.98 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.81 in 2009.

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 12.26
2006 12.06
2007 11.90
2008 11.89
2009 11.81
2010 11.94
2011 12.21
2012 12.27
2013 12.21
2014 12.43
2015 12.49
2016 12.57
2017 12.61
2018 12.66
2019 12.98

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in IDA total was 12.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 33.95 in 2006, while its lowest value was 12.23 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 33.63
2006 33.95
2007 33.58
2008 33.10
2009 32.26
2010 30.08
2011 22.83
2012 21.89
2013 16.20
2014 12.44
2015 12.39
2016 12.23
2017 12.61
2018 12.70
2019 12.86

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in IDA total was 17.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.26 in 2005, while its lowest value was 16.95 in 2011.

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 19.26
2006 18.45
2007 18.08
2008 17.91
2009 17.59
2010 17.22
2011 16.95
2012 17.33
2013 17.48
2014 17.36
2015 17.54
2016 17.62
2017 17.54
2018 17.48
2019 17.44

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment