Zimbabwe - 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 Zimbabwe was 2.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 3.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.06 in 2016.

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
2011 1.20
2012 1.32
2013 1.34
2014 1.27
2015 1.20
2016 1.06
2017 1.23
2018 2.13
2019 3.11
2020 2.48

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
2011 30.00
2016 22.20

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
2011 6.70
2016 4.50

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
2011 85.90
2016 76.50

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Zimbabwe was 106.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 125.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 106.00 in 2012.

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 125.00
2010 125.00
2011 125.00
2012 106.00
2013 106.00
2014 106.00
2015 106.00
2016 106.00
2017 106.00
2018 106.00
2019 106.00

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
2011 81.60
2016 75.70

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
2011 40.60
2016 12.40

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
2011 22.10
2016 20.90

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
2011 12.50
2016 12.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Zimbabwe was 5.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 6.20 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.70 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 4.70
2006 4.70
2007 4.70
2008 4.70
2009 5.10
2010 6.20
2011 5.10
2012 5.10
2013 5.10
2014 5.30
2015 5.60
2016 5.60
2017 5.60
2018 5.60
2019 5.60

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Zimbabwe was 8.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 56.80 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.30 in 2014.

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 9.10
2006 9.10
2007 36.80
2008 56.80
2009 8.50
2010 8.50
2011 8.50
2012 8.50
2013 9.40
2014 8.30
2015 8.30
2016 8.30
2017 8.30
2018 8.30
2019 8.30

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Zimbabwe was 17.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 23.60 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.80 in 2008.

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 16.30
2006 16.30
2007 7.80
2008 4.80
2009 22.50
2010 23.60
2011 20.00
2012 19.80
2013 19.60
2014 17.70
2015 17.60
2016 17.60
2017 17.60
2018 17.60
2019 17.60

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment