Pacific island small states - 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
2020 12.00

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 4.90

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 88.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Pacific island small states was 80.44 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 132.89 in 2013 and a minimum value of 80.44 in 2014.

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 108.22
2010 108.22
2011 107.33
2012 92.33
2013 132.89
2014 80.44
2015 80.44
2016 80.44
2017 80.44
2018 80.44
2019 80.44

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 80.20

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 20.00

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 34.60

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 30.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Pacific island small states was 8.91 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 8.91 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.07 in 2005.

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 7.07
2006 7.07
2007 7.07
2008 7.07
2009 7.07
2010 7.07
2011 7.09
2012 7.50
2013 8.13
2014 8.23
2015 8.23
2016 8.54
2017 8.69
2018 8.82
2019 8.91

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Pacific island small states was 12.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.67 in 2006, while its lowest value was 12.24 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
2005 12.67
2006 12.67
2007 12.57
2008 12.57
2009 12.57
2010 12.58
2011 12.58
2012 12.43
2013 12.24
2014 12.24
2015 12.26
2016 12.26
2017 12.26
2018 12.26
2019 12.26

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Pacific island small states was 18.34 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 19.33 in 2007, while its lowest value was 18.30 in 2017.

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 19.33
2006 19.33
2007 19.33
2008 19.23
2009 18.66
2010 18.54
2011 18.44
2012 18.40
2013 18.53
2014 18.50
2015 18.50
2016 18.46
2017 18.30
2018 18.34
2019 18.34

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment