IDA only - 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).

See also:

Year Value
2015 0.291
2016 0.293
2017 0.333
2018 0.359

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 38.91

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 9.49

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 73.27

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in IDA only was 101.43 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 151.46 in 2009 and a minimum value of 101.43 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/).

See also:

Year Value
2009 151.46
2010 133.28
2011 128.81
2012 127.91
2013 134.33
2014 121.34
2015 109.94
2016 108.32
2017 106.09
2018 103.74
2019 101.43

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms) in IDA only was 82.33 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 82.33 in 2010, while its lowest value was 40.82 in 2005.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2002 58.27
2003 70.61
2004 56.96
2005 40.82
2006 57.71
2007 54.35
2009 61.07
2010 82.33

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 73.35

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 13.85

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 19.57

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2020 19.63

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in IDA only was 13.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 13.32 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 2009.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 12.21
2006 12.00
2007 11.94
2008 11.94
2009 11.80
2010 11.94
2011 12.27
2012 12.34
2013 12.40
2014 12.67
2015 12.69
2016 12.78
2017 12.82
2018 13.00
2019 13.32

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in IDA only was 15.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 38.65 in 2005, while its lowest value was 14.28 in 2016.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 38.65
2006 38.62
2007 37.97
2008 37.32
2009 37.07
2010 34.58
2011 25.58
2012 24.28
2013 18.48
2014 14.52
2015 14.45
2016 14.28
2017 14.67
2018 14.81
2019 15.00

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in IDA only was 16.58 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 18.27 in 2005, while its lowest value was 15.98 in 2011.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 18.27
2006 17.32
2007 16.97
2008 16.84
2009 16.61
2010 16.21
2011 15.98
2012 16.60
2013 16.40
2014 16.44
2015 16.69
2016 16.67
2017 16.66
2018 16.56
2019 16.58

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment