Yemen - 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 68.20 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.00 |
| 2013 | 38.80 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.60 |
| 2013 | 93.80 |
Time required to get electricity (days)
The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Yemen was 110.00 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 35.00 in 2009.
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 | 35.00 |
| 2010 | 35.00 |
| 2011 | 35.00 |
| 2012 | 110.00 |
| 2013 | 110.00 |
| 2014 | 110.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.33 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.80 |
| 2013 | 89.70 |
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 | 6.40 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.20 |
| 2013 | 17.10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.70 |
| 2013 | 62.60 |
Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)
Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Yemen was 11.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 11.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.30 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 | 11.30 |
| 2006 | 11.30 |
| 2007 | 11.30 |
| 2008 | 11.30 |
| 2009 | 11.30 |
| 2010 | 11.30 |
| 2011 | 11.30 |
| 2012 | 11.30 |
| 2013 | 11.30 |
| 2014 | 11.30 |
| 2015 | 11.30 |
| 2016 | 11.30 |
| 2017 | 11.30 |
| 2018 | 11.30 |
| 2019 | 11.30 |
Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)
Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Yemen was 1.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 150.50 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.60 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 | 150.50 |
| 2006 | 3.20 |
| 2007 | 3.20 |
| 2008 | 3.20 |
| 2009 | 3.20 |
| 2010 | 3.20 |
| 2011 | 3.40 |
| 2012 | 2.20 |
| 2013 | 1.60 |
| 2014 | 1.60 |
| 2015 | 1.60 |
| 2016 | 1.60 |
| 2017 | 1.60 |
| 2018 | 1.60 |
| 2019 | 1.60 |
Profit tax (% of commercial profits)
Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Yemen was 13.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 34.90 in 2009, while its lowest value was 13.80 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 | 34.90 |
| 2006 | 34.90 |
| 2007 | 34.90 |
| 2008 | 34.90 |
| 2009 | 34.90 |
| 2010 | 34.80 |
| 2011 | 19.90 |
| 2012 | 20.10 |
| 2013 | 13.80 |
| 2014 | 13.80 |
| 2015 | 13.80 |
| 2016 | 13.80 |
| 2017 | 13.80 |
| 2018 | 13.80 |
| 2019 | 13.80 |
Classification
Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators
Sub-Topic: Business environment
