North America - Ease of doing business

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in North America was 113.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 169.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 113.30 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 169.00
2010 169.00
2011 169.00
2012 142.00
2013 115.80
2014 115.80
2015 113.30
2016 113.30
2017 113.30
2018 113.30
2019 113.30

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in North America was 11.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.70 in 2012, while its lowest value was 10.80 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 12.40
2006 12.40
2007 12.30
2008 12.60
2009 12.50
2010 12.60
2011 12.60
2012 12.70
2013 10.80
2014 11.10
2015 11.25
2016 11.30
2017 11.35
2018 11.20
2019 11.25

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in North America was 4.95 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 4.95 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
2005 7.90
2006 7.60
2007 6.60
2008 6.70
2009 6.60
2010 6.20
2011 6.20
2012 5.20
2013 5.40
2014 5.35
2015 5.25
2016 5.20
2017 5.15
2018 5.05
2019 4.95

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in North America was 14.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 27.30 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2011.

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 27.30
2006 25.10
2007 25.40
2008 24.80
2009 23.20
2010 3.20
2011 1.90
2012 2.30
2013 15.60
2014 16.05
2015 16.00
2016 16.00
2017 15.85
2018 15.90
2019 14.35

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment