United Arab Emirates - 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 United Arab Emirates was 2.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.75 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.03 in 2009.

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 1.76
2007 1.69
2008 1.51
2009 1.03
2010 1.17
2011 1.26
2012 1.45
2013 1.63
2014 2.00
2015 2.11
2016 2.11
2017 2.03
2018 2.21
2019 2.75
2020 2.30

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in United Arab Emirates was 7.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 7.00 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 55.00
2010 55.00
2011 55.00
2012 40.00
2013 35.00
2014 35.00
2015 32.00
2016 28.00
2017 10.00
2018 10.00
2019 7.00

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in United Arab Emirates was 14.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 14.10 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.10 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 14.10
2006 14.10
2007 14.10
2008 14.10
2009 14.10
2010 14.10
2011 14.10
2012 14.10
2013 14.10
2014 14.10
2015 14.10
2016 14.10
2017 14.10
2018 14.10
2019 14.10

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in United Arab Emirates was 1.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 1.80 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.00 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 0.30
2006 0.30
2007 0.30
2008 0.30
2009 0.00
2010 0.00
2011 0.00
2012 0.80
2013 0.70
2014 0.70
2015 1.80
2016 1.80
2017 1.80
2018 1.80
2019 1.80

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in United Arab Emirates was 0.000 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.000 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.000 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 0.000
2006 0.000
2007 0.000
2008 0.000
2009 0.000
2010 0.000
2011 0.000
2012 0.000
2013 0.000
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment