Jordan - 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 Jordan was 0.431 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.876 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.431 in 2020.

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 0.681
2007 0.598
2008 0.653
2009 0.714
2010 0.768
2011 0.831
2012 0.864
2013 0.876
2014 0.816
2015 0.654
2016 0.630
2017 0.696
2018 0.567
2019 0.487
2020 0.431

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
2006 47.10
2013 13.10
2019 3.80

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
2006 0.900
2013 0.200
2019 0.200

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
2013 9.90
2019 13.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Jordan was 55.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 52.00 in 2009.

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 52.00
2010 52.00
2011 52.00
2012 52.00
2013 52.00
2014 55.00
2015 55.00
2016 55.00
2017 55.00
2018 55.00
2019 55.00

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
2006 12.95

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
2013 62.10
2019 83.90

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
2013 6.40
2019 2.50

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
2013 1.60
2019 0.70

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
2006 0.90
2013 14.40
2019 0.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Jordan was 16.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 16.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 12.40 in 2005.

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 12.40
2006 12.40
2007 12.40
2008 12.40
2009 12.40
2010 12.40
2011 12.40
2012 12.90
2013 13.80
2014 13.80
2015 14.40
2016 14.90
2017 15.50
2018 16.10
2019 16.10

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Jordan was 2.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.60 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.00 in 2013.

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 3.60
2006 3.60
2007 3.60
2008 3.60
2009 3.60
2010 3.60
2011 2.30
2012 2.30
2013 2.00
2014 2.00
2015 2.00
2016 2.00
2017 2.00
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Jordan was 10.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.20 in 2010, while its lowest value was 10.50 in 2018.

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 15.10
2006 15.10
2007 15.10
2008 15.10
2009 15.10
2010 15.20
2011 13.50
2012 13.40
2013 13.30
2014 13.20
2015 13.10
2016 10.60
2017 10.60
2018 10.50
2019 10.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment