Mexico - 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 Mexico was 0.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.01 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.33 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 0.33
2007 0.38
2008 0.39
2009 0.54
2010 0.62
2011 0.60
2012 0.41
2013 0.55
2014 0.55
2015 0.58
2016 0.56
2017 1.01
2018 1.00
2019 1.00
2020 0.79

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 8.30
2010 17.10

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
2006 0.80
2010 1.60

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
2006 32.40
2010 45.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Mexico was 100.44 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.93 in 2015 and a minimum value of 100.44 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
2013 107.93
2014 107.93
2015 107.93
2016 100.44
2017 100.44
2018 100.44
2019 100.44

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 57.65

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
2006 29.80
2010 38.10

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
2006 16.60
2010 22.70

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
2006 23.10
2010 40.30

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 9.60
2010 10.40

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Mexico was 27.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 27.20 in 2019, while its lowest value was 25.40 in 2015.

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 25.80
2014 25.90
2015 25.40
2016 25.50
2017 25.60
2018 26.90
2019 27.20

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Mexico was 0.900 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 0.900 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.900 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
2013 0.900
2014 0.900
2015 0.900
2016 0.900
2017 0.900
2018 0.900
2019 0.900

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Mexico was 27.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 27.90 in 2018, while its lowest value was 26.40 in 2013.

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 26.40
2014 26.50
2015 27.20
2016 26.40
2017 26.90
2018 27.90
2019 27.00

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment