Argentina - 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 Argentina was 0.199 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.241 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.172 in 2014.

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 0.241
2007 0.240
2008 0.237
2009 0.190
2010 0.208
2011 0.221
2012 0.185
2013 0.200
2014 0.172
2015 0.179
2016 0.211
2017 0.220
2018 0.199

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 46.20
2010 54.20
2017 53.50

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
2006 0.50
2010 1.90
2017 0.80

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 45.40
2010 73.10
2017 65.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Argentina was 92.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 91.00 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 91.00
2010 91.00
2011 91.00
2012 91.00
2013 91.00
2014 92.00
2015 92.00
2016 92.00
2017 92.00
2018 92.00
2019 92.00

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
2006 49.09

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 58.10
2010 68.40
2017 41.10

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
2006 49.90
2010 51.80
2017 22.60

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 38.90
2010 32.70
2017 14.50

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 4.30
2010 8.70
2017 6.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Argentina was 29.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 29.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.30 in 2013.

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 29.40
2006 29.40
2007 29.40
2008 29.40
2009 29.40
2010 29.40
2011 29.40
2012 29.40
2013 29.30
2014 29.30
2015 29.30
2016 29.30
2017 29.30
2018 29.30
2019 29.90

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Argentina was 72.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 108.20 in 2015, while its lowest value was 72.80 in 2016.

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 74.70
2006 74.70
2007 74.70
2008 74.70
2009 74.70
2010 74.80
2011 74.90
2012 75.10
2013 90.00
2014 108.00
2015 108.20
2016 72.80
2017 72.80
2018 72.80
2019 72.80

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Argentina was 3.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2013.

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 3.20
2006 3.20
2007 3.20
2008 3.20
2009 3.20
2010 3.20
2011 3.20
2012 3.10
2013 0.00
2014 0.00
2015 0.00
2016 3.90
2017 3.90
2018 3.90
2019 3.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment