Oman - 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 Oman was 1.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.26 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 2014.

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).

See also:

Year Value
2006 1.46
2007 2.10
2008 2.26
2009 1.79
2010 1.75
2011 2.16
2012 1.96
2013 1.59
2014 1.16
2015 2.07
2016 2.26
2017 1.65
2018 1.49
2019 1.74
2020 1.52

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Oman was 30.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 30.00 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2009 62.00
2010 62.00
2011 62.00
2012 62.00
2013 62.00
2014 62.00
2015 62.00
2016 62.00
2017 62.00
2018 35.00
2019 30.00

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2003 42.46

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Oman was 13.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 13.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.20 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 10.20
2006 11.00
2007 11.80
2008 11.80
2009 11.80
2010 11.80
2011 11.80
2012 11.80
2013 11.80
2014 11.80
2015 12.40
2016 13.00
2017 13.00
2018 13.00
2019 13.00

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Oman was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.100 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.000 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 0.100
2006 0.100
2007 0.100
2008 0.100
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Oman was 14.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 14.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.20 in 2006.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 9.30
2006 9.20
2007 9.70
2008 9.70
2009 9.70
2010 9.70
2011 10.00
2012 10.00
2013 11.10
2014 11.00
2015 10.90
2016 10.80
2017 10.80
2018 14.40
2019 14.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment