Turkey - 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 Turkey was 1.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 1.77 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.04 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).

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Year Value
2014 1.04
2015 1.25
2016 1.18
2017 1.32
2018 1.51
2019 1.48
2020 1.77

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days) in Turkey was 6.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 11.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 2.70 in 2002.

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
2002 2.70
2004 6.40
2005 11.10
2008 7.40
2013 7.10
2019 6.90

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
2008 2.30
2013 1.60
2019 0.70

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
2008 56.80
2013 42.10
2019 28.50

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Turkey was 34.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 34.00 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 63.00
2010 63.00
2011 63.00
2012 63.00
2013 62.00
2014 62.00
2015 55.00
2016 55.00
2017 55.00
2018 55.00
2019 34.00

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
2002 54.52
2004 64.64
2005 82.14

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
2008 54.10
2013 55.80
2019 36.50

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 9.70
2019 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
2008 12.30
2013 6.10
2019 2.60

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms) in Turkey was 1.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 48.10 in 2002, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 2013.

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
2002 48.10
2004 23.40
2005 8.40
2008 3.90
2013 1.20
2019 1.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Turkey was 19.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 25.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 18.60 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 25.00
2006 25.00
2007 24.30
2008 24.30
2009 22.80
2010 22.80
2011 18.70
2012 18.60
2013 18.60
2014 19.00
2015 19.70
2016 19.70
2017 19.70
2018 19.70
2019 19.70

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Turkey was 2.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.60 in 2012, while its lowest value was 2.20 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 2.20
2006 2.20
2007 2.30
2008 2.30
2009 2.40
2010 2.40
2011 2.60
2012 2.60
2013 2.20
2014 2.40
2015 2.40
2016 2.40
2017 2.40
2018 2.50
2019 2.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Turkey was 20.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.40 in 2008.

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 18.50
2006 18.00
2007 17.50
2008 17.40
2009 17.70
2010 17.70
2011 18.50
2012 18.50
2013 18.60
2014 18.40
2015 18.30
2016 18.30
2017 18.20
2018 18.20
2019 20.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment