Ethiopia - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

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
2016 0.188
2017 0.594
2018 0.513

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 44.20
2011 111.80
2015 194.30

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 1.70
2011 5.60
2015 8.20

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
2011 89.00
2015 80.00

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Ethiopia was 95.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 75.00 in 2009.

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 75.00
2010 75.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 95.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 95.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00

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 51.60

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
2011 56.70
2015 42.80

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
2011 19.00
2015 4.40

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
2011 10.00
2015 6.50

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 4.30
2011 3.80
2015 17.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Ethiopia was 12.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.40 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 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 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 0.00
2008 0.00
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 3.90
2013 8.50
2014 9.60
2015 11.30
2016 12.40
2017 12.40
2018 12.40
2019 12.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Ethiopia was 0.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.70 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 2.70
2006 2.70
2007 2.70
2008 2.70
2009 2.70
2010 2.70
2011 2.70
2012 2.70
2013 0.70
2014 0.70
2015 0.70
2016 0.70
2017 0.70
2018 0.70
2019 0.70

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Ethiopia was 24.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 26.60 in 2012, while its lowest value was 24.60 in 2016.

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 26.40
2006 26.40
2007 26.40
2008 26.40
2009 26.40
2010 26.40
2011 26.40
2012 26.60
2013 25.80
2014 25.40
2015 24.90
2016 24.60
2017 24.60
2018 24.60
2019 24.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment