South Africa - 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 South Africa was 12.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.30 in 2011.

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 9.74
2007 10.21
2008 8.85
2009 8.46
2010 6.16
2011 5.30
2012 6.37
2013 6.80
2014 6.58
2015 8.68
2016 10.21
2019 10.66
2020 12.50

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
2007 15.80
2020 11.90

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
2007 0.90
2020 7.70

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
2007 44.90
2020 92.00

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in South Africa was 109.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 226.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 84.00 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 214.00
2010 214.00
2011 226.00
2012 226.00
2013 226.00
2014 226.00
2015 84.00
2016 109.00
2017 109.00
2018 109.00
2019 109.00

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
2007 40.30

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
2007 44.80
2020 25.20

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 22.60

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
2007 42.60
2020 12.50

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
2007 3.10
2020 1.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in South Africa was 4.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 4.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 2008.

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 4.50
2006 4.50
2007 4.30
2008 2.30
2009 2.40
2010 2.50
2011 4.10
2012 4.10
2013 4.00
2014 4.00
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in South Africa was 3.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 8.40 in 2006, while its lowest value was 2.70 in 2009.

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 8.20
2006 8.40
2007 7.80
2008 6.60
2009 2.70
2010 3.00
2011 3.70
2012 4.10
2013 3.20
2014 3.20
2015 3.10
2016 3.20
2017 3.20
2018 3.30
2019 3.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in South Africa was 21.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 24.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 21.40 in 2013.

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 24.40
2006 23.70
2007 24.00
2008 24.40
2009 24.90
2010 24.80
2011 24.00
2012 23.90
2013 21.40
2014 21.70
2015 21.70
2016 21.70
2017 21.70
2018 21.80
2019 21.80

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment