Ireland - 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 Ireland was 6.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.07 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.25 in 2009.

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 6.49
2007 6.11
2008 4.73
2009 4.25
2010 4.43
2011 4.62
2012 4.47
2013 4.84
2014 5.74
2015 6.25
2016 6.70
2017 7.07
2018 7.05
2019 7.07
2020 6.78

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
2005 28.30
2020 49.30

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 0.100

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 16.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Ireland was 85.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 205.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 85.00 in 2014.

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 205.00
2010 205.00
2011 205.00
2012 205.00
2013 205.00
2014 85.00
2015 85.00
2016 85.00
2017 85.00
2018 85.00
2019 85.00

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
2005 28.78

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 10.00

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 15.80

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 27.90

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
2005 11.00
2020 1.50

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Ireland was 12.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2010.

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 12.20
2006 12.20
2007 12.20
2008 12.20
2009 12.20
2010 11.80
2011 11.80
2012 11.80
2013 12.20
2014 12.20
2015 12.20
2016 12.20
2017 12.20
2018 12.20
2019 12.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Ireland was 1.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.80 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 2005.

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 1.20
2006 1.20
2007 1.20
2008 1.30
2009 1.30
2010 1.80
2011 1.80
2012 1.80
2013 1.40
2014 1.40
2015 1.40
2016 1.40
2017 1.40
2018 1.40
2019 1.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Ireland was 12.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2010.

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 11.90
2006 11.90
2007 11.90
2008 12.00
2009 12.10
2010 11.80
2011 12.00
2012 12.00
2013 12.20
2014 12.40
2015 12.40
2016 12.40
2017 12.40
2018 12.40
2019 12.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment