Estonia - 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 Estonia was 24.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.79 in 2019, while its lowest value was 9.07 in 2009.

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 13.18
2007 12.74
2008 10.66
2009 9.07
2010 10.27
2011 14.79
2012 15.38
2013 16.36
2014 16.09
2015 17.54
2016 19.43
2017 21.74
2018 23.57
2019 24.79
2020 24.19

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
2002 3.20
2005 7.20
2009 207.20
2013 29.90
2019 91.10

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 0.700
2013 0.500
2019 0.100

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 61.30
2013 57.20
2019 31.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Estonia was 91.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 91.00 in 2014.

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 111.00
2010 111.00
2011 111.00
2012 111.00
2013 99.00
2014 91.00
2015 91.00
2016 91.00
2017 91.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00

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
2002 48.31
2005 29.82

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 22.60
2013 21.10
2019 23.50

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
2013 12.30
2019 14.50

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 44.40
2013 24.30
2019 14.40

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
2002 19.80
2005 13.70
2009 0.00
2013 0.00
2019 0.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Estonia was 38.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 39.40 in 2013, while its lowest value was 38.00 in 2019.

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 38.60
2006 38.50
2007 38.30
2008 38.30
2009 38.30
2010 39.20
2011 39.40
2012 39.40
2013 39.40
2014 39.00
2015 39.00
2016 38.80
2017 38.80
2018 38.80
2019 38.00

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Estonia was 2.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.70 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 0.70
2006 0.70
2007 0.70
2008 0.70
2009 1.60
2010 1.20
2011 10.00
2012 19.00
2013 2.00
2014 2.00
2015 2.00
2016 2.00
2017 2.00
2018 2.00
2019 2.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Estonia was 7.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 7.70 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 11.20
2006 10.00
2007 9.50
2008 9.00
2009 8.40
2010 8.30
2011 8.30
2012 8.30
2013 8.20
2014 8.20
2015 8.20
2016 7.80
2017 7.80
2018 7.80
2019 7.70

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment