Gabon - 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 Gabon was 0.97 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.44 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 2006.

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 0.90
2007 1.21
2008 1.22
2009 1.11
2010 1.31
2011 1.26
2012 1.21
2013 1.31
2014 1.44
2015 1.32
2016 0.98
2017 0.97
2018 0.97
2019 1.15
2020 0.97

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 34.50

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 4.60

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 71.60

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Gabon was 148.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 176.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 148.00 in 2013.

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 176.00
2010 176.00
2011 176.00
2012 157.00
2013 148.00
2014 148.00
2015 148.00
2016 148.00
2017 148.00
2018 148.00
2019 148.00

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 64.83

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 83.90

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 21.90

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 22.80

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Gabon was 25.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 25.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 24.90 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 24.90
2006 24.90
2007 24.90
2008 24.90
2009 24.90
2010 24.90
2011 24.90
2012 24.90
2013 24.90
2014 24.90
2015 24.90
2016 24.90
2017 24.90
2018 25.50
2019 25.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Gabon was 1.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.60 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.40 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 1.60
2006 1.60
2007 1.60
2008 1.60
2009 1.60
2010 1.60
2011 1.60
2012 1.60
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 Gabon was 20.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 15.40 in 2014.

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 19.50
2006 19.10
2007 19.10
2008 19.10
2009 19.10
2010 17.90
2011 17.90
2012 17.90
2013 17.90
2014 15.40
2015 20.50
2016 20.50
2017 20.50
2018 20.30
2019 20.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment