Venezuela - Ease of doing business

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 25.40
2010 13.90

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
2006 0.60
2010 2.60

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 24.20
2010 64.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Venezuela was 208.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 208.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 158.00 in 2009.

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 158.00
2010 158.00
2011 158.00
2012 158.00
2013 158.00
2014 178.00
2015 178.00
2016 208.00
2017 208.00
2018 208.00
2019 208.00

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 85.00
2010 78.80

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
2010 22.90

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 21.50
2010 43.70

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 2.60
2010 6.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Venezuela was 18.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.70 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 17.70
2006 17.70
2007 18.00
2008 18.00
2009 18.00
2010 18.00
2011 18.00
2012 18.00
2013 18.00
2014 18.00
2015 18.00
2016 18.00
2017 18.00
2018 18.00
2019 18.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Venezuela was 45.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 45.70 in 2019, while its lowest value was 18.10 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 18.10
2006 18.10
2007 23.50
2008 26.90
2009 33.30
2010 23.20
2011 37.20
2012 37.10
2013 37.10
2014 37.10
2015 37.10
2016 37.10
2017 42.60
2018 42.60
2019 45.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Venezuela was 9.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 14.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 6.40 in 2012.

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 14.40
2006 14.00
2007 12.00
2008 10.70
2009 9.10
2010 10.70
2011 7.60
2012 6.40
2013 9.80
2014 9.80
2015 9.50
2016 9.90
2017 9.40
2018 9.40
2019 9.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment