Portugal - 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 Portugal was 5.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.08 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.01 in 2012.

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 4.51
2007 4.93
2008 4.45
2009 4.04
2010 4.06
2011 4.57
2012 4.01
2013 4.67
2014 4.68
2015 5.06
2016 5.02
2017 5.63
2018 6.49
2019 7.08
2020 5.45

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
2005 5.70
2019 10.40

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
2019 0.300

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
2019 22.20

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Portugal was 65.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 65.00 in 2016.

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 83.00
2010 83.00
2011 83.00
2012 83.00
2013 83.00
2014 71.00
2015 71.00
2016 65.00
2017 65.00
2018 65.00
2019 65.00

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
2005 37.25

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
2019 10.10

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
2019 4.00

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
2019 5.10

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
2005 52.10
2019 0.10

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Portugal was 26.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 26.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 26.70 in 2012.

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 26.80
2006 26.80
2007 26.80
2008 26.80
2009 26.80
2010 26.80
2011 26.80
2012 26.70
2013 26.70
2014 26.80
2015 26.80
2016 26.80
2017 26.80
2018 26.80
2019 26.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Portugal was 0.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.70 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.50 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 1.70
2006 1.70
2007 1.20
2008 1.30
2009 1.10
2010 0.70
2011 0.70
2012 0.70
2013 0.50
2014 0.50
2015 0.50
2016 0.50
2017 0.50
2018 0.50
2019 0.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Portugal was 12.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 15.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 12.50 in 2016.

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 15.30
2006 15.30
2007 14.90
2008 14.40
2009 14.40
2010 15.10
2011 15.20
2012 14.50
2013 15.00
2014 15.00
2015 13.50
2016 12.50
2017 12.50
2018 12.50
2019 12.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment