Zambia - 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 Zambia was 1.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.23 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.60 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 0.60
2007 0.88
2008 0.93
2009 0.77
2010 0.92
2011 1.09
2012 1.20
2013 1.23
2014 1.19
2015 1.11
2016 1.04
2017 1.06
2018 1.11
2019 1.01
2020 1.07

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 97.00
2013 20.50
2019 61.70

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 2.50
2013 4.60
2019 13.30

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
2007 68.90
2013 82.10
2019 87.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Zambia was 117.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 117.00 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 117.00
2010 117.00
2011 117.00
2012 117.00
2013 117.00
2014 117.00
2015 117.00
2016 117.00
2017 117.00
2018 117.00
2019 117.00

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 53.50

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 81.10
2013 60.30
2019 75.80

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
2013 24.10
2019 14.40

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 31.80
2013 27.10
2019 32.80

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
2007 4.90
2013 10.10
2019 5.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Zambia was 10.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 10.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.40 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 10.40
2006 10.40
2007 10.40
2008 10.40
2009 10.40
2010 10.40
2011 10.40
2012 10.40
2013 10.40
2014 10.40
2015 10.40
2016 10.40
2017 10.40
2018 10.40
2019 10.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Zambia was 3.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.20 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 2007.

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 2.70
2006 2.70
2007 2.30
2008 2.30
2009 2.30
2010 2.30
2011 2.30
2012 3.60
2013 3.10
2014 3.10
2015 6.20
2016 6.20
2017 3.10
2018 3.10
2019 3.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Zambia was 2.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.40 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 2010.

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 2.20
2006 2.20
2007 2.30
2008 2.30
2009 2.30
2010 1.60
2011 1.60
2012 2.20
2013 2.40
2014 2.00
2015 2.00
2016 2.00
2017 2.00
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment