Italy - 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 Italy was 2.96 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 2.96 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.95 in 2012.

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 2.27
2007 2.36
2008 2.27
2009 2.14
2010 2.25
2011 2.06
2012 1.95
2013 2.14
2014 2.33
2015 2.56
2016 2.63
2017 2.86
2018 2.96

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
2019 10.20

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
2019 0.000

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
2019 2.00

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Italy was 75.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 124.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 75.00 in 2017.

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 124.00
2010 124.00
2011 124.00
2012 124.00
2013 124.00
2014 124.00
2015 124.00
2016 124.00
2017 75.00
2018 75.00
2019 75.00

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
2019 9.40

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
2019 5.00

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
2019 4.10

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
2019 4.20

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Italy was 42.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 45.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 23.20 in 2017.

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 45.10
2006 43.20
2007 43.20
2008 43.20
2009 43.40
2010 43.40
2011 43.40
2012 43.40
2013 43.40
2014 43.40
2015 43.40
2016 43.40
2017 23.20
2018 34.80
2019 42.90

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Italy was 1.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.90 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.90 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 0.90
2006 0.90
2007 0.90
2008 0.90
2009 0.90
2010 0.90
2011 0.90
2012 0.90
2013 1.80
2014 1.80
2015 1.90
2016 1.60
2017 1.60
2018 1.60
2019 1.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Italy was 14.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 31.30 in 2007, while its lowest value was 14.60 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 30.60
2006 31.30
2007 31.30
2008 28.40
2009 23.20
2010 23.20
2011 23.20
2012 23.20
2013 20.40
2014 19.90
2015 19.50
2016 17.00
2017 23.30
2018 16.80
2019 14.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment