Lebanon - Ease of doing business

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 117.60
2013 56.00
2019 235.90

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
2013 50.50
2019 0.60

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
2013 97.10
2019 4.40

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Lebanon was 89.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 68.00 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 68.00
2010 68.00
2011 68.00
2012 68.00
2013 68.00
2014 68.00
2015 89.00
2016 89.00
2017 89.00
2018 89.00
2019 89.00

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 67.47
2009 34.98

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
2013 37.00
2019 35.00

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 13.40
2019 7.40

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
2013 4.20
2019 2.40

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 19.20
2013 14.60
2019 19.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Lebanon was 24.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.90 in 2019, while its lowest value was 23.40 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 24.10
2006 24.10
2007 24.10
2008 24.10
2009 24.10
2010 24.10
2011 24.10
2012 24.10
2013 23.40
2014 23.80
2015 23.80
2016 23.80
2017 23.80
2018 24.50
2019 24.90

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Lebanon was 0.400 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.400 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2005.

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 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.400
2009 0.400
2010 0.400
2011 0.400
2012 0.400
2013 0.400
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.400

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Lebanon was 6.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.40 in 2007, while its lowest value was 6.10 in 2008.

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 11.40
2006 11.40
2007 11.40
2008 6.10
2009 6.10
2010 6.10
2011 6.10
2012 6.10
2013 6.20
2014 6.10
2015 6.10
2016 6.10
2017 6.10
2018 6.20
2019 6.90

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment