Czech Republic - 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 Czech Republic was 3.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.49 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.25 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 2.25
2007 2.86
2008 3.07
2009 2.94
2010 3.05
2011 2.89
2012 2.97
2013 3.09
2014 3.42
2015 3.70
2016 3.98
2017 4.49
2018 4.39
2019 4.18
2020 3.79

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 15.40
2009 50.20
2013 51.90
2019 151.50

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
2009 0.700
2013 0.400
2019 0.600

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
2009 35.20
2013 24.40
2019 34.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Czech Republic was 58.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 58.00 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 115.00
2010 115.00
2011 115.00
2012 115.00
2013 70.00
2014 67.00
2015 63.00
2016 60.00
2017 60.00
2018 60.00
2019 58.00

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 45.27
2005 54.91

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
2009 53.00
2013 58.40
2019 37.60

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 21.80
2019 20.40

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
2009 35.50
2013 35.90
2019 19.90

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
2002 37.10
2005 36.00
2009 0.20
2013 0.70
2019 0.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Czech Republic was 38.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 39.50 in 2009, while its lowest value was 38.40 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 39.50
2006 39.50
2007 39.50
2008 39.50
2009 39.50
2010 38.40
2011 38.40
2012 38.40
2013 38.40
2014 38.40
2015 38.40
2016 38.40
2017 38.40
2018 38.40
2019 38.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Czech Republic was 2.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2013.

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 2.00
2006 2.00
2007 2.00
2008 2.00
2009 2.00
2010 2.00
2011 2.00
2012 2.00
2013 1.90
2014 2.60
2015 2.60
2016 2.60
2017 2.60
2018 2.60
2019 2.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Czech Republic was 5.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 4.90 in 2009.

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 7.20
2006 6.70
2007 6.20
2008 6.20
2009 4.90
2010 5.10
2011 5.30
2012 5.30
2013 5.30
2014 5.60
2015 5.60
2016 5.10
2017 5.10
2018 5.20
2019 5.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment