Botswana - 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 Botswana was 17.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.09 in 2016, while its lowest value was 5.95 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).

See also:

Year Value
2006 5.95
2007 6.09
2008 7.01
2009 9.12
2010 9.53
2011 9.94
2012 12.89
2013 11.90
2014 14.53
2015 18.10
2016 20.09
2017 15.21
2018 15.10
2019 12.19
2020 17.98

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 25.50
2010 39.20

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 0.70
2010 4.10

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 40.20
2010 92.40

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Botswana was 77.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 77.00 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2009 121.00
2010 121.00
2011 121.00
2012 121.00
2013 121.00
2014 121.00
2015 77.00
2016 77.00
2017 77.00
2018 77.00
2019 77.00

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 65.26

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 56.80
2010 40.70

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 42.50
2010 50.70

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2006 4.50
2010 8.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Botswana was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.000 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Botswana was 3.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.10 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 0.10
2006 0.10
2007 0.10
2008 0.10
2009 1.00
2010 3.60
2011 3.60
2012 3.60
2013 3.60
2014 3.60
2015 3.60
2016 3.60
2017 3.60
2018 3.60
2019 3.60

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Botswana was 21.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 21.70 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.90 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 17.00
2006 17.00
2007 17.00
2008 17.00
2009 16.00
2010 15.90
2011 15.90
2012 21.70
2013 21.70
2014 21.50
2015 21.50
2016 21.50
2017 21.50
2018 21.50
2019 21.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment