Nepal - 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 Nepal was 1.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.38 in 2006.

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 0.38
2007 0.47
2008 0.55
2009 0.63
2010 0.61
2011 0.63
2012 0.65
2013 0.58
2014 0.73
2015 0.75
2016 1.02
2017 1.11
2018 1.34
2019 0.98
2020 1.36

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 8.90
2013 21.30

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 51.30
2013 8.70

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 98.70
2013 62.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Nepal was 49.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 49.00 in 2019.

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 74.00
2010 74.00
2011 70.00
2012 70.00
2013 70.00
2014 70.00
2015 70.00
2016 70.00
2017 70.00
2018 70.00
2019 49.00

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
2009 63.40
2013 65.60

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 7.30

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 11.30

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 14.90
2013 10.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Nepal was 26.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 26.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.30 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 11.30
2006 11.30
2007 11.30
2008 11.30
2009 11.30
2010 11.30
2011 11.30
2012 11.30
2013 11.30
2014 11.30
2015 11.30
2016 11.30
2017 11.30
2018 19.90
2019 26.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Nepal was 0.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.70 in 2019.

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 1.30
2006 1.30
2007 2.70
2008 2.70
2009 2.90
2010 2.80
2011 3.00
2012 3.00
2013 1.00
2014 1.00
2015 1.10
2016 1.10
2017 1.10
2018 1.10
2019 0.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Nepal was 15.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.10 in 2008, while its lowest value was 15.00 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 19.90
2006 19.90
2007 18.80
2008 20.10
2009 18.40
2010 17.60
2011 17.20
2012 17.20
2013 17.60
2014 17.60
2015 17.60
2016 17.60
2017 17.60
2018 16.00
2019 15.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment