Spain - 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 Spain was 2.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.64 in 2006, while its lowest value was 2.35 in 2009.

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 4.64
2007 4.47
2008 3.16
2009 2.35
2010 2.39
2011 2.56
2012 2.68
2013 2.89
2014 2.95
2015 2.97
2016 3.21
2017 3.00
2018 3.03
2019 2.97
2020 2.50

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 9.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Spain was 95.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 148.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 95.00 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 148.00
2010 148.00
2011 148.00
2012 148.00
2013 132.00
2014 132.00
2015 107.00
2016 95.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00

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 18.33

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 14.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Spain was 35.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 36.50 in 2007, while its lowest value was 33.70 in 2010.

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 36.30
2006 36.40
2007 36.50
2008 36.20
2009 34.20
2010 33.70
2011 35.50
2012 35.50
2013 35.20
2014 35.40
2015 35.60
2016 35.60
2017 35.60
2018 35.70
2019 35.80

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Spain was 0.700 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.900 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.600 in 2005.

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 0.600
2006 0.600
2007 0.700
2008 0.700
2009 0.800
2010 0.900
2011 0.900
2012 0.900
2013 0.900
2014 0.900
2015 0.800
2016 0.700
2017 0.700
2018 0.700
2019 0.700

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Spain was 10.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.40 in 2007, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 2011.

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 23.40
2006 23.40
2007 23.40
2008 21.90
2009 20.90
2010 20.70
2011 1.20
2012 1.20
2013 20.80
2014 21.70
2015 13.40
2016 12.50
2017 10.60
2018 10.60
2019 10.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment