Mauritius - 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 Mauritius was 7.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 10.38 in 2008, while its lowest value was 7.05 in 2018.

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 8.75
2007 10.35
2008 10.38
2009 7.57
2010 8.45
2011 8.18
2012 7.67
2013 7.13
2014 7.95
2015 8.80
2016 9.91
2017 9.80
2018 7.05
2019 7.05
2020 7.05

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 18.60

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 1.20

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 38.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Mauritius was 67.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 67.00 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 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 96.00
2017 67.00
2018 67.00
2019 67.00

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 36.25

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 18.90

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 24.50

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 0.300

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Mauritius was 8.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 10.20 in 2012, while its lowest value was 6.60 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 6.60
2006 6.60
2007 6.60
2008 7.80
2009 8.10
2010 8.60
2011 10.20
2012 10.20
2013 6.80
2014 6.80
2015 7.40
2016 7.70
2017 7.90
2018 8.10
2019 8.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Mauritius was 3.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.30 in 2012, while its lowest value was 3.70 in 2015.

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 7.30
2006 7.30
2007 7.30
2008 7.30
2009 7.30
2010 7.30
2011 7.30
2012 7.30
2013 6.70
2014 6.70
2015 3.70
2016 3.70
2017 3.70
2018 3.70
2019 3.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Mauritius was 10.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 2012.

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 12.30
2006 12.10
2007 10.30
2008 10.70
2009 10.60
2010 10.50
2011 10.80
2012 9.40
2013 10.10
2014 10.10
2015 10.40
2016 10.40
2017 10.40
2018 10.30
2019 10.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment