Côte d'Ivoire - 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 Côte d'Ivoire was 0.781 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 0.787 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.112 in 2013.

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
2013 0.112
2014 0.297
2015 0.454
2016 0.604
2017 0.598
2018 0.739
2019 0.787
2020 0.781

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 20.90
2016 39.80

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 2.00
2016 3.50

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 54.80
2016 78.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Côte d'Ivoire was 53.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 53.00 in 2018.

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 59.00
2010 59.00
2011 59.00
2012 59.00
2013 59.00
2014 59.00
2015 59.00
2016 55.00
2017 55.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00

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
2009 68.06

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 52.00
2016 75.90

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 6.80

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 22.60
2016 20.60

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 13.60
2016 22.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Côte d'Ivoire was 23.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.10 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 20.10
2006 20.10
2007 20.10
2008 20.10
2009 20.10
2010 20.10
2011 20.10
2012 20.10
2013 22.10
2014 23.30
2015 23.30
2016 23.30
2017 23.30
2018 23.30
2019 23.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Côte d'Ivoire was 17.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 21.60 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.50 in 2012.

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 21.60
2006 21.60
2007 21.50
2008 21.50
2009 21.50
2010 21.30
2011 21.20
2012 15.50
2013 21.60
2014 19.70
2015 19.70
2016 19.10
2017 17.90
2018 17.90
2019 17.90

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Côte d'Ivoire was 8.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.70 in 2006, while its lowest value was 8.80 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 11.70
2006 11.70
2007 9.10
2008 9.10
2009 8.80
2010 8.80
2011 8.80
2012 8.80
2013 8.80
2014 8.80
2015 8.80
2016 8.80
2017 8.80
2018 8.80
2019 8.80

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment