Solomon Islands - 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
2015 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
2015 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
2015 88.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Solomon Islands was 53.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 160.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 53.00 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 160.00
2010 160.00
2011 160.00
2012 160.00
2013 160.00
2014 53.00
2015 53.00
2016 53.00
2017 53.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00

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
2015 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
2015 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
2015 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
2015 30.90

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Solomon Islands was 8.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 8.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 8.50 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 8.50
2006 8.50
2007 8.50
2008 8.50
2009 8.50
2010 8.50
2011 8.50
2012 8.50
2013 8.50
2014 8.50
2015 8.50
2016 8.50
2017 8.50
2018 8.50
2019 8.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Solomon Islands was 0.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.10 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.30 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 3.00
2006 3.00
2007 3.00
2008 3.00
2009 3.00
2010 3.10
2011 3.10
2012 1.80
2013 0.30
2014 0.30
2015 0.30
2016 0.30
2017 0.30
2018 0.30
2019 0.30

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Solomon Islands was 23.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.60 in 2005.

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 14.60
2006 14.60
2007 14.60
2008 14.60
2009 14.60
2010 14.60
2011 14.60
2012 15.00
2013 23.30
2014 23.30
2015 23.30
2016 23.30
2017 23.30
2018 23.30
2019 23.30

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment