Eswatini - 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 Eswatini was 4.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.41 in 2011.

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 3.59
2007 2.82
2008 2.64
2009 2.72
2010 2.61
2011 2.41
2012 2.61
2013 3.16
2014 3.86
2015 3.79
2016 3.87
2017 3.41
2018 3.99
2019 4.30
2020 4.36

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 16.90
2016 11.30

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 1.80
2016 3.70

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 72.00
2016 77.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Eswatini was 125.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 137.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 125.00 in 2019.

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 137.00
2010 137.00
2011 137.00
2012 137.00
2013 137.00
2014 137.00
2015 137.00
2016 137.00
2017 137.00
2018 137.00
2019 125.00

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 74.57

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 77.60
2016 68.90

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 16.10

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 37.80
2016 44.50

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 3.30
2016 6.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Eswatini was 6.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.00 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 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 5.60
2012 4.00
2013 4.50
2014 4.70
2015 5.00
2016 5.50
2017 5.70
2018 6.40
2019 6.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Eswatini was 4.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 4.10 in 2013.

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 4.50
2006 4.50
2007 4.50
2008 4.50
2009 4.50
2010 4.70
2011 4.20
2012 4.70
2013 4.10
2014 4.10
2015 4.10
2016 4.10
2017 4.10
2018 4.10
2019 4.10

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Eswatini was 25.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 28.10 in 2013, while its lowest value was 25.20 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 28.10
2006 28.10
2007 28.10
2008 28.10
2009 28.10
2010 28.10
2011 27.70
2012 28.10
2013 28.10
2014 28.00
2015 25.60
2016 25.50
2017 25.40
2018 25.30
2019 25.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment