India - 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 India was 0.153 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.153 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.068 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 0.068
2007 0.084
2008 0.092
2009 0.078
2010 0.110
2011 0.121
2012 0.126
2013 0.110
2014 0.082
2015 0.093
2016 0.107
2017 0.121
2018 0.130
2019 0.140
2020 0.153

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 29.50
2014 21.90

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
2014 13.80

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
2014 55.40

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in India was 52.85 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.61 in 2014 and a minimum value of 52.85 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
2013 115.61
2014 115.61
2015 100.02
2016 59.21
2017 59.21
2018 54.97
2019 52.85

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 59.24

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
2014 35.30

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
2014 29.70

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
2014 3.70

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 52.30
2014 15.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in India was 20.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 20.80 in 2015, while its lowest value was 20.20 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
2013 20.80
2014 20.80
2015 20.80
2016 20.50
2017 20.50
2018 20.30
2019 20.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in India was 7.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 12.20 in 2017, while its lowest value was 7.90 in 2019.

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
2013 11.20
2014 11.30
2015 11.30
2016 12.10
2017 12.20
2018 10.10
2019 7.90

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in India was 21.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 23.70 in 2013, while its lowest value was 21.60 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
2013 23.70
2014 23.40
2015 23.40
2016 23.50
2017 23.50
2018 21.70
2019 21.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment