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01 Agriculture and Rural Development

02 Aid Effectiveness

03 Economy and Growth

04 Education

05 Energy and Mining

06 Environment

07 Financial Sector

08 Health

09 Infrastructure

10 Social Protection and Labor

11 Poverty

12 Private Sector

13 Public Sector

14 Science and Technology

15 Social Development

16 Urban Development

17 Gender

18 Millenium development goals

19 Climate Change

20 External Debt

21 Trade

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12 Private Sector

BG.GSR.NFSV.GD.ZS - Trade in services (% of GDP)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned

Source Organization Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);

BM.GSR.INSF.ZS - Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension f

Source Organization Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

BX.GSR.INSF.ZS - Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension f

Source Organization Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS - Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish

Source Organization International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF);

IC.BUS.DFRN.XQ - Distance to frontier score (0=lowest performance to 100=frontier)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The ease of doing business scores benchmark economies with respect to regulatory best practice, showing the proximity to the best regulatory performance on each Doing Business indicator. An economy’s score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 1

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.BUS.DISC.XQ - Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Disclosure index measures the extent to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more disclosure.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.BUS.EASE.XQ - Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 190, with first place being the best. The ranking of economies is determined by sorting the aggregate ease of doing business scores. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulato

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.BUS.NDNS.ZS - New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.

Source Organization Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship

IC.BUS.NREG - New businesses registered (number)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.

Source Organization Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship

IC.CRD.INFO.XQ - Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Depth of credit information index measures rules affecting the scope, accessibility, and quality of credit information available through public or private credit registries. The index ranges from 0 to 8, with higher values indicating the avail

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.CRD.PRVT.ZS - Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Private credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals or firms listed by a private credit bureau with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adul

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.CRD.PUBL.ZS - Public credit registry coverage (% of adults)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Public credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a public credit registry with current information on repayment history, unpaid debts, or credit outstanding. The number is expressed as a percentage of the a

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.CUS.DURS.EX - Average time to clear exports through customs (days)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data, note: All surveys were administered using the Enterprise Surveys methodology as outlined in the Methodology page which can be found from http://www.enterprisesurveys

IC.ELC.DURS - Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Average wait, in days, experienced to obtain electrical connection from the day this establishment applied for it to the day it received the service.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.ELC.OUTG - Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

IC.ELC.OUTG.ZS - Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms that experienced power outages over the last complete fiscal year.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.ELC.TIME - Time required to get electricity (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes 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 l

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.ELEC.COST.PC.ZS - Cost to get electricity connection (% of income per capita)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.ELEC.PROC - Procedures required to get electricity (number)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.ELEC.TIME - Time required to get electricity (days)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes 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 Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.ELEC.XQ - Getting electricity (rank)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes This index averages the country's percentile rankings on the challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.EXP.COST.CD - Cost to export (US$ per container)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearan

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.EXP.CSBC.CD - Cost to export, border compliance (US$)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, a

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.EXP.CSDC.CD - Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.EXP.DOCS - Documents to export (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.EXP.DURS - Time to export (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time to export is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a pr

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.EXP.TMBC - Time to export, border compliance (hours)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, a

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.EXP.TMDC - Time to export, documentary compliance (hours)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.FRM.BKWC.ZS - Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms using bank loans to finance working capital.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.BNKS.ZS - Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms using banks to finance purchases of fixed assets.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.BRIB.ZS - Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The percent of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request across 6 public transactions dealing with utilities access, permits, licenses, and taxes.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.CMPU.ZS - Firms competing against unregistered firms (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.CORR.ZS - Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to get things done” with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.CRIM.ZS - Losses due to theft and vandalism (% of annual sales for affected firms)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Average losses as a result of theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment’s premises calculated as a percentage of annual sales. The value represents the average losses for all firms which reported losses (please se

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

IC.FRM.DURS - Time required to obtain an operating license (days)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The average wait, in days, to obtain an operating license, from the day of the application to the day it was granted.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.FEMM.ZS - Firms with female top manager (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms with females as the top manager.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.FEMO.ZS - Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms with females among the owners.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.FREG.ZS - Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.INFM.ZS - Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes 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 Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

IC.FRM.ISOC.ZS - Internationally-recognized quality certification (% of firms)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Internationally-recognized quality certification is the percentage of firms having an internationally-recognized quality certification, i.e., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000, 9002 or 14000.

Source Organization World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

IC.FRM.METG.ZS - Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms that were visited or inspected by tax officials or were required to meet with them over the last year.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.OUTG.ZS - Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales for affected firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Losses due to electrical outages, as percentage of total annual sales. The value represents average losses for all firms which reported outages (please see indicator IC.ELC.OUTG.ZS).

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.FRM.RSDV.ZS - Firms that spend on R&amp;D (% of firms)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

IC.FRM.THEV.ZS - Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/

IC.FRM.TIME - Time required to deal with construction permits (days)

Source 11 Africa Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.FRM.TRNG.ZS - Firms offering formal training (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms offering formal training programs for its permanent, full-time employees.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.GOV.DURS.ZS - Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Average percentage of senior management’s time that is spent in a typical week dealing with requirements imposed by government regulations (eg. Taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration), including dealings with officials

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.IMP.COST.CD - Cost to import (US$ per container)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearan

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.IMP.CSBC.CD - Cost to import, border compliance (US$)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, a

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.IMP.CSDC.CD - Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.IMP.DOCS - Documents to import (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.IMP.DURS - Time to import (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time to import is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to import goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a pr

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

IC.IMP.TMBC - Time to import, border compliance (hours)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, a

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.IMP.TMDC - Time to import, documentary compliance (hours)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.ISV.DURS - Time to resolve insolvency (years)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution of distressed assets.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.LGL.CRED.XQ - Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Strength of legal rights index measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws protect the rights of borrowers and lenders and thus facilitate lending. The index ranges from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating that these laws ar

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.LGL.DURS - Time required to enforce a contract (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.PRP.DURS - Time required to register property (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.PRP.PROC - Procedures to register property (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.COST.PC.FE.ZS - Cost of business start-up procedures, female (% of GNI per capita)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.COST.PC.MA.ZS - Cost of business start-up procedures, male (% of GNI per capita)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.COST.PC.ZS - Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.DURS - Time required to start a business (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.DURS.FE - Time required to start a business, female (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.DURS.MA - Time required to start a business, male (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.PROC - Start-up procedures to register a business (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with sp

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.PROC.FE - Start-up procedures to register a business, female (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with sp

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.REG.PROC.MA - Start-up procedures to register a business, male (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with sp

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.DURS - Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and soc

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.GIFT.ZS - Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or informal payments during meetings with tax officials.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.TAX.LABR.CP.ZS - Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.METG - Number of visits or required meetings with tax officials (average for affected firms)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.

Source Organization Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data

IC.TAX.OTHR.CP.ZS - Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes 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 Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.PAYM - Tax payments (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.PRFT.CP.ZS - Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.TAX.TOTL.CP.ZS - Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.WEF.LLCD.FE - Number of female directors

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCD.FE.ZS - Share of female directors (% of total directors)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A direct

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCD.MA - Number of male directors

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of male directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCD.MA.ZS - Share of male directors (% of total directors)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of male directors is the proportion of male directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director i

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCO.FE - Number of female business owners

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCO.FE.ZS - Share of female business owners (% of total business owners)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCO.MA - Number of male business owners

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.LLCO.MA.ZS - Share of male business owners (% of total business owners)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of male business is the proportion of male newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.SOLO.FE - Number of female sole proprietors

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.SOLO.FE.ZS - Share of female sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned a

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.SOLO.MA - Number of male sole proprietors

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of male sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WEF.SOLO.MA.ZS - Share of male sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors)

Source 14 Gender Statistics

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Share of male sole proprietors is the proportion of male newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and m

Source Organization World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on November 29, 2023.

IC.WRH.DURS - Time required to build a warehouse (days)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IC.WRH.PROC - Procedures to build a warehouse (number)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical

Source Organization World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme

IE.PPI.ENGY.CD - Investment in energy with private participation (current US$)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which

Source Organization Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata

IE.PPI.TELE.CD - Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Investment in telecom projects with private participation refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small project

Source Organization World Bank, Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database (http://ppi.worldbank.org).

IE.PPI.TRAN.CD - Investment in transport with private participation (current US$)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The Private Participation In Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which

Source Organization Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata

IE.PPI.WATR.CD - Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which

Source Organization Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata

IQ.WEF.CUST.XQ - Burden of customs procedure, WEF (1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient)

Source 57 WDI Database Archives

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum

Source Organization World Economic Forum, Global Competiveness Report and data files.

LP.EXP.DURS.MD - Lead time to export, median case (days)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of

Source Organization Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org/, note: Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and It

LP.IMP.DURS.MD - Lead time to import, median case (days)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10

Source Organization Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org/, note: Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and It

LP.LPI.CUST.XQ - Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.INFR.XQ - Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.ITRN.XQ - Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.LOGS.XQ - Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ - Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes The Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on the efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced sh

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.TIME.XQ - Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach consignee within scheduled or expected time (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

LP.LPI.TRAC.XQ - Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high)

Source 02 World Development Indicators

Topics 12 Private Sector

Source Notes Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. Respondents evaluate eight c

Source Organization Connecting to Compete - Logistics Performance Index (LPI), World Bank (WB), uri: https://lpi.worldbank.org

(as of 04jan2026)