Poland - 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 Poland was 1.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.66 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.47 in 2008.

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 0.49
2007 0.51
2008 0.47
2009 0.53
2010 0.67
2011 0.71
2012 0.92
2013 1.12
2014 1.13
2015 1.53
2016 1.66
2017 1.50
2018 1.44
2019 1.59
2020 1.64

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days) in Poland was 24.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 163.30 in 2003, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 2005.

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
2002 9.50
2003 163.30
2005 9.40
2009 83.00
2013 66.20
2019 24.30

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
2009 0.500
2013 0.200
2019 0.200

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
2009 22.90
2013 14.40
2019 10.10

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Poland was 113.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 163.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 113.00 in 2019.

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 163.00
2010 163.00
2011 163.00
2012 163.00
2013 154.00
2014 154.00
2015 133.00
2016 122.00
2017 122.00
2018 122.00
2019 113.00

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
2002 35.41
2003 33.66
2005 44.58

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
2009 35.10
2013 40.30
2019 21.80

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 9.20
2019 2.40

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
2009 22.60
2013 16.20
2019 8.50

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms) in Poland was 3.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 30.40 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2003.

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
2002 28.30
2003 0.00
2005 30.40
2009 4.80
2013 2.10
2019 3.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Poland was 25.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 27.30 in 2007, while its lowest value was 23.50 in 2009.

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 27.00
2006 27.00
2007 27.30
2008 27.10
2009 23.50
2010 23.70
2011 23.60
2012 23.80
2013 24.40
2014 24.70
2015 24.80
2016 24.90
2017 25.00
2018 25.20
2019 25.30

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Poland was 1.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.50 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.90 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 1.30
2006 1.30
2007 1.30
2008 1.30
2009 1.30
2010 1.40
2011 1.40
2012 1.50
2013 0.90
2014 1.00
2015 1.00
2016 1.00
2017 1.00
2018 1.00
2019 1.00

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Poland was 14.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 17.40 in 2009, while its lowest value was 14.50 in 2014.

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 14.80
2006 14.80
2007 14.80
2008 16.70
2009 17.40
2010 15.50
2011 15.00
2012 15.00
2013 14.70
2014 14.50
2015 14.50
2016 14.50
2017 14.50
2018 14.50
2019 14.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment