El Salvador - 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 El Salvador was 0.422 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.627 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.422 in 2020.

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 0.519
2007 0.556
2008 0.494
2009 0.474
2010 0.490
2011 0.464
2012 0.477
2013 0.504
2014 0.521
2015 0.534
2016 0.543
2017 0.522
2018 0.569
2019 0.627
2020 0.422

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 22.10
2010 28.60
2016 35.40

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 1.60
2010 1.20
2016 1.20

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 67.50
2010 58.60
2016 47.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in El Salvador was 65.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 56.00 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 62.00
2010 62.00
2011 62.00
2012 62.00
2013 62.00
2014 62.00
2015 56.00
2016 56.00
2017 56.00
2018 56.00
2019 65.00

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 42.28

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 69.90
2010 64.10
2016 40.50

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
2006 30.90
2010 35.80
2016 7.70

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/).

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Year Value
2006 47.80
2010 37.10
2016 29.10

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 2.60
2010 0.30
2016 0.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in El Salvador was 18.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.20 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 17.20
2006 17.20
2007 17.20
2008 17.20
2009 17.20
2010 17.20
2011 17.20
2012 17.20
2013 17.20
2014 17.20
2015 17.20
2016 17.20
2017 17.20
2018 17.40
2019 18.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in El Salvador was 1.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.40 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/).

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Year Value
2005 0.40
2006 0.40
2007 0.40
2008 0.40
2009 0.50
2010 0.50
2011 0.50
2012 0.50
2013 1.40
2014 1.40
2015 1.40
2016 1.40
2017 1.40
2018 1.40
2019 1.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in El Salvador was 16.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.20 in 2015, while its lowest value was 16.60 in 2019.

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 17.20
2006 17.20
2007 17.20
2008 17.20
2009 17.10
2010 17.10
2011 17.10
2012 17.10
2013 20.20
2014 20.20
2015 20.20
2016 16.90
2017 16.90
2018 16.90
2019 16.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment