Senegal - 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 Senegal was 0.471 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.491 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.174 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 0.174
2007 0.491
2008 0.266
2009 0.341
2010 0.258
2011 0.261
2012 0.272
2013 0.288
2014 0.312
2015 0.418
2016 0.426
2017 0.449
2018 0.469
2019 0.486
2020 0.471

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
2007 9.40
2014 24.80

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
2007 11.50
2014 6.00

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
2007 98.10
2014 83.70

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Senegal was 68.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 68.00 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 125.00
2010 125.00
2011 125.00
2012 125.00
2013 114.00
2014 114.00
2015 81.00
2016 75.00
2017 75.00
2018 75.00
2019 68.00

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
2007 21.63

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
2007 74.90
2014 44.10

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
2014 8.50

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
2007 12.10
2014 14.50

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
2007 18.70
2014 7.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Senegal was 23.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 23.60 in 2013.

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 24.00
2006 24.00
2007 24.00
2008 24.00
2009 24.00
2010 24.00
2011 24.00
2012 24.00
2013 23.60
2014 23.60
2015 23.60
2016 23.60
2017 23.60
2018 23.60
2019 23.60

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Senegal was 5.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.50 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.00 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 6.50
2006 6.50
2007 6.50
2008 6.50
2009 6.50
2010 6.50
2011 6.50
2012 6.50
2013 5.50
2014 5.30
2015 5.30
2016 5.30
2017 5.30
2018 5.30
2019 5.00

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Senegal was 16.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.80 in 2005, while its lowest value was 15.00 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/).

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Year Value
2005 19.80
2006 15.00
2007 15.00
2008 15.00
2009 15.00
2010 15.00
2011 15.00
2012 15.00
2013 16.20
2014 16.20
2015 18.40
2016 16.20
2017 16.20
2018 16.20
2019 16.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment