Uzbekistan - 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 Uzbekistan was 2.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.72 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.54 in 2006.

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 0.54
2007 0.56
2008 0.55
2009 0.75
2010 0.80
2011 0.85
2012 0.66
2013 0.85
2014 0.84
2015 0.90
2016 1.02
2017 1.20
2018 1.62
2019 2.72
2020 2.71

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
2002 7.70
2005 8.30
2008 28.00
2013 6.00
2019 9.30

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
2008 3.20
2013 6.80
2019 1.90

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
2008 52.90
2013 43.60
2019 35.80

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Uzbekistan was 88.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 88.00 in 2017.

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 98.00
2010 98.00
2011 98.00
2012 89.00
2013 89.00
2014 89.00
2015 89.00
2016 89.00
2017 88.00
2018 88.00
2019 88.00

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 31.79
2003 7.37
2005 13.81

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
2008 42.80
2013 34.20
2019 29.10

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 0.10
2019 4.50

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
2008 3.70
2013 1.00
2019 3.20

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 Uzbekistan was 6.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 63.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.20 in 2013.

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 53.90
2003 15.40
2005 63.00
2008 52.40
2013 3.20
2019 6.70

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Uzbekistan was 17.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 37.20 in 2005, while its lowest value was 17.40 in 2018.

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 37.20
2006 35.00
2007 28.20
2008 27.10
2009 27.10
2010 27.10
2011 28.20
2012 28.20
2013 28.20
2014 28.20
2015 28.20
2016 24.90
2017 24.90
2018 17.40
2019 17.40

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Uzbekistan was 2.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 77.20 in 2006, while its lowest value was 1.50 in 2015.

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 59.50
2006 77.20
2007 60.00
2008 60.70
2009 66.00
2010 67.00
2011 68.20
2012 69.40
2013 63.50
2014 1.90
2015 1.50
2016 1.70
2017 1.90
2018 2.20
2019 2.50

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Uzbekistan was 11.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 12.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.00 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 0.00
2006 0.00
2007 2.00
2008 2.00
2009 1.90
2010 1.70
2011 1.30
2012 1.10
2013 2.00
2014 12.00
2015 11.40
2016 11.50
2017 11.50
2018 12.60
2019 11.80

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment