Kenya - 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
2017 1.31
2018 1.49
2019 1.37
2020 1.55

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
2007 40.50
2013 43.00
2018 78.90

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
2007 5.80
2013 6.30
2018 3.80

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
2007 84.20
2013 89.40
2018 82.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Kenya was 97.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 150.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 97.00 in 2016.

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 150.00
2010 150.00
2011 150.00
2012 133.00
2013 145.00
2014 145.00
2015 110.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00

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
2007 60.54

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
2007 76.10
2013 70.60
2018 60.10

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
2013 25.90
2018 20.30

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
2013 28.90
2018 22.70

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
2007 32.30
2013 17.40
2018 20.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Kenya was 1.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.80 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2013.

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 6.80
2006 6.80
2007 6.80
2008 6.80
2009 6.80
2010 6.80
2011 6.80
2012 6.80
2013 1.90
2014 1.90
2015 1.90
2016 1.90
2017 1.90
2018 1.90
2019 1.90

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Kenya was 5.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 10.10 in 2006, while its lowest value was 5.20 in 2018.

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 10.10
2006 10.10
2007 9.40
2008 9.40
2009 9.40
2010 9.40
2011 9.70
2012 9.50
2013 5.40
2014 5.40
2015 5.40
2016 5.40
2017 5.40
2018 5.20
2019 5.20

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Kenya was 30.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 33.20 in 2010, while its lowest value was 27.40 in 2012.

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 33.00
2006 33.00
2007 33.20
2008 33.20
2009 33.20
2010 33.20
2011 32.40
2012 27.40
2013 30.10
2014 29.80
2015 29.80
2016 30.10
2017 30.10
2018 30.10
2019 30.10

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment