Netherlands - 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
2016 2.84
2017 2.88
2018 2.97
2019 2.97
2020 3.10

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
2020 59.60

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
2020 0.100

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
2020 18.40

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Netherlands was 102.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 102.00 in 2015.

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 110.00
2010 110.00
2011 110.00
2012 110.00
2013 110.00
2014 110.00
2015 102.00
2016 102.00
2017 102.00
2018 102.00
2019 102.00

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
2020 12.50

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
2020 29.90

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
2020 23.80

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
2020 0.000

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Netherlands was 20.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 20.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 15.80 in 2007.

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 18.00
2006 17.20
2007 15.80
2008 15.90
2009 17.30
2010 17.90
2011 18.10
2012 18.10
2013 18.40
2014 17.60
2015 20.20
2016 19.40
2017 19.80
2018 19.90
2019 20.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Netherlands was 0.300 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.400 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.200 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 0.200
2006 0.200
2007 0.200
2008 0.200
2009 0.200
2010 0.200
2011 0.200
2012 0.300
2013 0.300
2014 0.400
2015 0.400
2016 0.400
2017 0.400
2018 0.400
2019 0.300

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Netherlands was 20.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 29.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 2015.

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 29.50
2006 27.20
2007 25.80
2008 22.10
2009 21.00
2010 21.30
2011 21.20
2012 20.90
2013 20.90
2014 21.10
2015 20.40
2016 20.60
2017 20.50
2018 20.50
2019 20.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment