Madagascar - 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
2014 0.120
2015 0.115
2016 0.113
2017 0.133
2018 0.127

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
2009 92.10
2013 24.00

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 11.50
2013 6.70

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 84.40
2013 86.90

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Madagascar was 450.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 450.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 450.00 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 450.00
2010 450.00
2011 450.00
2012 450.00
2013 450.00
2014 450.00
2015 450.00
2016 450.00
2017 450.00
2018 450.00
2019 450.00

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
2009 35.61

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 54.60
2013 56.10

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 26.70
2013 24.40

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
2009 6.80
2013 31.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Madagascar was 20.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.30 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 20.30
2006 20.30
2007 20.30
2008 20.30
2009 20.30
2010 20.30
2011 20.30
2012 20.30
2013 20.30
2014 20.30
2015 20.30
2016 20.30
2017 20.30
2018 20.30
2019 20.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Madagascar was 1.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 2012.

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 3.10
2006 2.70
2007 2.70
2008 2.70
2009 2.10
2010 2.10
2011 2.10
2012 1.50
2013 1.50
2014 1.50
2015 1.50
2016 1.50
2017 1.50
2018 1.50
2019 1.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Madagascar was 16.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.10 in 2008, while its lowest value was 16.30 in 2014.

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 22.00
2006 22.00
2007 22.00
2008 24.10
2009 20.40
2010 19.60
2011 18.80
2012 18.00
2013 17.10
2014 16.30
2015 16.30
2016 16.30
2017 16.30
2018 16.60
2019 16.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment