Burundi - Ease of doing business

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 24.10
2014 25.30

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 10.70
2014 16.60

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 89.10
2014 85.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Burundi was 158.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 188.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 158.00 in 2013.

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 188.00
2010 188.00
2011 188.00
2012 188.00
2013 158.00
2014 158.00
2015 158.00
2016 158.00
2017 158.00
2018 158.00
2019 158.00

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 42.73

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 85.30
2014 86.50

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
2014 30.90

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 21.90
2014 11.30

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 22.60
2014 20.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Burundi was 10.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 10.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.80 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 7.80
2006 7.80
2007 7.80
2008 7.80
2009 7.80
2010 7.80
2011 10.20
2012 10.20
2013 10.20
2014 10.20
2015 10.20
2016 10.20
2017 10.20
2018 10.20
2019 10.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Burundi was 2.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 253.70 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.00 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 253.70
2006 253.70
2007 253.70
2008 253.70
2009 253.70
2010 128.40
2011 3.20
2012 3.20
2013 1.30
2014 1.30
2015 1.30
2016 1.00
2017 3.00
2018 2.50
2019 2.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Burundi was 28.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 33.80 in 2013, while its lowest value was 18.70 in 2005.

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 18.70
2006 18.70
2007 18.70
2008 18.70
2009 18.70
2010 18.70
2011 33.10
2012 33.10
2013 33.80
2014 28.90
2015 28.90
2016 28.90
2017 28.40
2018 28.50
2019 28.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment