Togo - 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 Togo was 0.944 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 0.944 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.151 in 2009.

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
2009 0.151
2010 0.160
2011 0.171
2012 0.196
2013 0.194
2014 0.276
2015 0.423
2016 0.400
2017 0.413
2018 0.588
2019 0.748
2020 0.944

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
2009 53.90
2016 71.90

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
2009 7.20
2016 5.50

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 80.40
2016 93.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Togo was 66.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 66.00 in 2015.

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 89.00
2010 89.00
2011 89.00
2012 89.00
2013 89.00
2014 89.00
2015 66.00
2016 66.00
2017 66.00
2018 66.00
2019 66.00

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
2009 67.40
2016 76.70

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
2016 18.10

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 21.80
2016 19.00

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
2009 16.40
2016 4.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Togo was 23.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 28.30 in 2010, while its lowest value was 23.10 in 2015.

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 28.30
2006 28.30
2007 28.30
2008 28.30
2009 28.30
2010 28.30
2011 26.50
2012 26.50
2013 27.10
2014 25.40
2015 23.10
2016 23.10
2017 23.10
2018 23.10
2019 23.10

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Togo was 14.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 14.90 in 2014, while its lowest value was 12.30 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 13.20
2006 13.20
2007 13.30
2008 13.30
2009 12.90
2010 12.90
2011 12.90
2012 12.90
2013 12.30
2014 14.90
2015 14.70
2016 14.70
2017 14.70
2018 14.70
2019 14.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Togo was 10.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.20 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.00 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 11.00
2006 11.00
2007 11.00
2008 11.00
2009 11.20
2010 9.00
2011 9.50
2012 9.50
2013 9.50
2014 10.00
2015 10.70
2016 10.70
2017 10.70
2018 10.30
2019 10.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment