Uganda - 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 Uganda was 0.863 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.978 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.513 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 0.513
2007 0.522
2008 0.565
2009 0.618
2010 0.660
2011 0.890
2012 0.978
2013 0.870
2014 0.910
2015 0.960
2016 0.903
2017 0.834
2018 0.863

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
2006 33.00
2013 18.10

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
2006 10.60
2013 6.30

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
2006 96.80
2013 81.50

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Uganda was 66.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 150.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 66.00 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 150.00
2010 90.00
2011 132.00
2012 132.00
2013 132.00
2014 132.00
2015 86.00
2016 66.00
2017 66.00
2018 66.00
2019 66.00

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
2003 59.79
2006 74.49

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
2006 84.90
2013 75.50

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 29.70

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
2006 26.00
2013 15.80

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
2006 14.50
2013 14.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Uganda was 11.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.30 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/).

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Year Value
2005 11.30
2006 11.30
2007 11.30
2008 11.30
2009 11.30
2010 11.30
2011 11.30
2012 11.30
2013 11.30
2014 11.30
2015 11.30
2016 11.30
2017 11.30
2018 11.30
2019 11.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Uganda was 0.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.50 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 2009.

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 2.30
2006 2.30
2007 4.50
2008 0.50
2009 0.10
2010 0.20
2011 0.20
2012 0.20
2013 0.10
2014 0.10
2015 0.10
2016 0.10
2017 0.10
2018 0.10
2019 0.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Uganda was 22.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.80 in 2007.

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 23.20
2006 21.50
2007 20.80
2008 23.60
2009 22.10
2010 22.10
2011 22.10
2012 22.10
2013 22.10
2014 22.10
2015 22.10
2016 22.30
2017 22.30
2018 22.30
2019 22.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment