Kazakhstan - 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 Kazakhstan was 3.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.49 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 2010.

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 1.19
2007 1.86
2008 1.28
2009 0.29
2010 0.06
2011 1.25
2012 1.34
2013 1.70
2014 1.30
2015 0.92
2016 1.84
2017 2.39
2018 2.00
2019 2.80
2020 3.49

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
2002 7.00
2005 6.70
2009 47.80
2013 33.20
2019 18.10

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
2009 1.000
2013 0.500
2019 0.500

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
2009 37.70
2013 36.50
2019 17.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Kazakhstan was 71.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 71.00 in 2018.

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 88.00
2010 88.00
2011 88.00
2012 88.00
2013 88.00
2014 88.00
2015 91.00
2016 77.00
2017 77.00
2018 71.00
2019 71.00

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
2002 49.37
2005 25.81

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
2009 49.10
2013 33.00
2019 30.90

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 1.70
2019 2.10

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
2009 17.10
2013 13.60
2019 7.60

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
2002 58.50
2005 58.70
2009 25.10
2013 21.80
2019 11.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Kazakhstan was 10.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 17.90 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.60 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 17.80
2006 17.80
2007 17.80
2008 17.90
2009 9.60
2010 11.50
2011 11.20
2012 11.20
2013 11.20
2014 11.20
2015 11.20
2016 11.20
2017 11.20
2018 11.30
2019 10.10

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Kazakhstan was 1.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.60 in 2006, while its lowest value was 1.50 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 2.60
2006 2.60
2007 2.50
2008 2.50
2009 2.50
2010 1.60
2011 1.60
2012 1.60
2013 1.50
2014 1.50
2015 1.80
2016 1.80
2017 1.90
2018 1.90
2019 1.90

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Kazakhstan was 16.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.70 in 2006, while its lowest value was 16.20 in 2015.

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 24.70
2006 24.70
2007 21.60
2008 21.50
2009 24.10
2010 16.70
2011 16.30
2012 16.30
2013 16.30
2014 16.30
2015 16.20
2016 16.20
2017 16.20
2018 16.20
2019 16.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment