Shortdefinition: Is the share of senior managers who ranked transport as a major or very severe constraint.

name: Transportation (% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major constraint)


IndicatorName: Transportation (% of managers surveyed ranking this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Is the share of senior managers who ranked transport as a major or very severe constraint.

Periodicity: Annual

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

Topic: Private Sector & Trade: Business environment

value: Africa Development Indicators


sourceNote: Is the share of senior managers who ranked transport as a major or very severe constraint.

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


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get a Construction Permit (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a construction permit.

name: Expected to give gifts to get a Construction Permit (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a construction permit.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a construction permit.


IndicatorName: Credit depth of information index (0=low to 6=high)

Longdefinition: Credit depth of 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 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions.

Aggregationmethod: Unweighted average

name: Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high)

value: World Development Indicators

sourceNote: 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 availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions.

sourceOrganization: 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

value: Financial Sector

value: Private Sector


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

Shortdefinition: Credit depth of 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 6, with higher values indicating the availability of more credit information, from either a public registry or a private bureau, to facilitate lending decisions.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


Getting credit, legal rights index

IndicatorName: Getting credit, legal rights index

Longdefinition: The 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.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

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


Shortdefinition: The 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.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: The 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.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults)

Longdefinition: 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 adult population.


Shortdefinition: 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 adult population.

name: Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults)


sourceNote: 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 adult population.


IndicatorName: Public credit registry coverage (% of adults)

Longdefinition: 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 adult population.

value: Public Sector


Shortdefinition: 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 adult population.

name: Public credit registry coverage (% of adults)


sourceNote: 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 adult population.


Getting credit (rank)

IndicatorName: Getting credit (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This index averages (a) Legal Rights Index, which measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending, (b) a Credit Information Index, which measures rules affecting the scope, access, and quality of credit information, (c) public credit registry coverage, and  (d) private credit bureau coverage, giving equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to N (number of economies varies by year), with first place being the best.  This index averages (a) Legal Rights Index, which measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending, (b) a Credit Information Index, which measures rules affecting the scope, access, and quality of credit information, (c) public credit registry coverage, and  (d) private credit bureau coverage, giving equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This index averages (a) Legal Rights Index, which measures the degree to which collateral and bankruptcy laws facilitate lending, (b) a Credit Information Index, which measures rules affecting the scope, access, and quality of credit information, (c) public credit registry coverage, and  (d) private credit bureau coverage, giving equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Average time to clear exports through customs (days)

Longdefinition: Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.

value: Trade


Shortdefinition: Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.

name: Average time to clear exports through customs (days)


sourceNote: Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Average time to clear imports from customs (days)

sourceNote:
"Average time to clear imports through customs is the average number of days to clear imports through customs.
  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


Longdefinition:
Average time to clear imports through customs is the average number of days to clear imports through customs.
  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.

name: Average time to clear imports from customs (days)


Shortdefinition: Average time to clear imports through customs is the average number of days to clear imports through customs. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


IndicatorName: Products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to breakage or spoilage (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to breakage or spoilage.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to breakage or spoilage.

name: Products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to breakage or spoilage (%)


sourceNote: Percentage of products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to breakage or spoilage.


IndicatorName: Products Shipped to Supply Domestic Markets Lost Due to Theft (%)

Longdefinition: Losses of the products shipped to supply domestic markets while in transit because of theft (computed as percentage of the consignment values).  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.

name: Products shipped to supply domestic markets lost due to theft (%)


Shortdefinition: Losses of the products shipped to supply domestic markets while in transit because of theft (computed as percentage of the consignment values).  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


sourceNote: Losses of the products shipped to supply domestic markets while in transit because of theft (computed as percentage of the consignment values).  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


IndicatorName: Delay in obtaining an electrical connection (days)

Longdefinition: Delay in obtaining an electrical connection is 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.

name: Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

sourceNote: 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.

value: Energy & Mining


Shortdefinition: Delay in obtaining an electrical connection is 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.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


Electricity from Generator (%)

IndicatorName: Electricity from Generator (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of electricity supplied from a generator or generators that the establishment owned or shared.   For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of electricity supplied from a generator or generators that the establishment owned or shared.   For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


sourceNote: Percentage of electricity supplied from a generator or generators that the establishment owned or shared.   For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Electrical Connection (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an electrical connection.

name: Expected to give gifts to get an electrical connection (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an electrical connection.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an electrical connection.


IndicatorName: Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

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


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

name: Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)


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


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Average duration of power outages (hours)

Longdefinition: Average number of hours of power outages.


Shortdefinition: Average number of hours of power outages.

name: Average duration of power outages (hours)


sourceNote: Average number of hours of power outages.


Employees offered formal training (%)

IndicatorName: Employees offered formal training (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of workers offered formal training. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


sourceNote: Percentage of workers offered formal training. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of workers offered formal training.


IndicatorName: Firms with a Checking or Savings Account (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms with a checking and/or savings account.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms with a checking and/or savings account.

name: Firms with a Checking or Savings Account (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms with a checking and/or savings account.


Age of firm (years)

IndicatorName: Age of firm (years)

Longdefinition: Age of the firm based on the year in which the firm began operations.


Shortdefinition: Age of the firm based on the year in which the firm began operations.


sourceNote: Age of the firm based on the year in which the firm began operations.


IndicatorName: Firms with annual Financial Statement reviewed by External Auditor (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms with their annual financial statement reviewed by an external auditor.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms with their annual financial statement reviewed by an external auditor.

name: Firms with annual Financial Statement reviewed by External Auditor (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms with their annual financial statement reviewed by an external auditor.


IndicatorName: Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Firms using banks to finance investment are the percentage of firms using banks to finance investments.


Shortdefinition: Firms using banks to finance investment are the percentage of firms using banks to finance investments.

name: Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)


sourceNote: Firms using banks to finance investment are the percentage of firms using banks to finance investments.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Firms identifying practices of competitors in the Informal Sector as a major constraint (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying practices of competitors in the informal sector as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying practices of competitors in the informal sector as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.

name: Firms identifying practices of competitors in the Informal Sector as a major constraint (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying practices of competitors in the informal sector as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Firms identifying corruption as a major constraint (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.

name: Firms identifying corruption as a major constraint (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a "major" or "very severe" obstacle.


IndicatorName: Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Informal payments to public officials are the percentage of firms expected to make informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, and the like.


Shortdefinition: Informal payments to public officials are the percentage of firms expected to make informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, and the like.

name: Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)


sourceNote: Informal payments to public officials are the percentage of firms expected to make informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, and the like.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Dealing with construction permits, cost (% of income per capita)

Longdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse are recorded, including those associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; getting utility connections; and registering the warehouse property. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project also are recorded. The building code, information from local experts and specific regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for costs. If several local partners provide different estimates, the median reported value is used.


Shortdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse are recorded, including those associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; getting utility connections; and registering the warehouse property. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project also are recorded. The building code, information from local experts and specific regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for costs. If several local partners provide different estimates, the median reported value is used.

name: Dealing with construction permits, cost (% of income per capita)


sourceNote: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to legally build a warehouse are recorded, including those associated with obtaining land use approvals and preconstruction design clearances; receiving inspections before, during and after construction; getting utility connections; and registering the warehouse property. Nonrecurring taxes required for the completion of the warehouse project also are recorded. The building code, information from local experts and specific regulations and fee schedules are used as sources for costs. If several local partners provide different estimates, the median reported value is used.


IndicatorName: Firms with Line of Credit or Loans from Financial Institutions (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms with bank loans or line of credit.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms with bank loans or line of credit.

name: Firms with Line of Credit or Loans from Financial Institutions (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms with bank loans or line of credit.


IndicatorName: Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson (% sales)

Longdefinition: Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson are the estimated losses from those causes that occurred on establishments' premises as a percentage of annual sales.

name: Losses due to theft and vandalism (% of annual sales for affected firms)

sourceNote: 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 see indicator IC.FRM.THEV.ZS).

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


Shortdefinition: Losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism, and arson are the estimated losses from those causes that occurred on establishments' premises as a percentage of annual sales.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Believing the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted (% of firms identifying this as a major contraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms believing the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms believing the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Believing the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted (% of firms identifying this as a major contraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms believing the court system is fair, impartial and uncorrupted as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Trade identifying customs & trade regulations (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms that trade identifying customs & trade regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Firms that trade identifying customs & trade regulations as a major constraint (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms that trade identifying customs & trade regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms that trade identifying customs & trade regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Time required to obtain an operating license (days)

Longdefinition: Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.


Shortdefinition: Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.

name: Time required to obtain an operating license (days)


sourceNote: Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Electricity (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Electricity (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying corruption as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Firms using email to communicate with clients/suppliers (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms using the email for communication with clients or suppliers.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms using the email for communication with clients or suppliers.

name: Firms using email to communicate with clients/suppliers (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms using the email for communication with clients or suppliers.


IndicatorName: Average number of permanent, full time employees

Longdefinition: Average number of permanent, full time workers.


Shortdefinition: Average number of permanent, full time workers.

name: Average number of permanent, full time employees


sourceNote: Average number of permanent, full time workers.


IndicatorName: Average number of skilled production employees

Longdefinition: Average number of skilled production workers


Shortdefinition: Average number of skilled production workers

name: Average number of skilled production employees


sourceNote: Average number of skilled production workers


IndicatorName: Average number of seasonal/temporary, full-time employees

Longdefinition: Average number of temporary workers.

Shortdefinition: Average number of temporary workers.

sourceNote: Average number of temporary workers.


name: Average number of seasonal/temporary, full-time employees


Longdefinition: Average number of unskilled production workers.  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


Shortdefinition: Average number of unskilled production workers.  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


sourceNote: Average number of unskilled production workers.  For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


IndicatorName: Average number of unskilled production workers


name: Average number of unskilled production workers


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Exporter firms (% of firms)

IndicatorName: Exporter firms (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms that export directly or indirectly.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms that export directly or indirectly.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms that export directly or indirectly.


IndicatorName: Firms with female top manager (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms with females as the top manager.

sourceNote: Firms with female top manager refers to the percentage of firms in the private sector who have females as top managers. Top manager refers to the highest ranking manager or CEO of the establishment. This person may be the owner if he/she works as the manager of the firm. The results are based on surveys of more than 100,000 private firms.

value: Gender


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms with females as the top manager.

name: Firms with female top manager (% of firms)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Firms with female participation in ownership are the percentage of firms with a woman among the principal owners.


Shortdefinition: Firms with female participation in ownership are the percentage of firms with a woman among the principal owners.

name: Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)


sourceNote: Firms with female participation in ownership are the percentage of firms with a woman among the principal owners.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


Full time female workers (%)

IndicatorName: Full time female workers (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of full-time workers that are female.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of full-time workers that are female.


sourceNote: Percentage of full-time workers that are female.


IndicatorName: Access to finance (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying access/cost of finance as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying access/cost of finance as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Access to finance (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying access/cost of finance as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Firms that use material inputs and/or supplies of foreign origin

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms that use material inputs and/or supplies of foreign origin.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms that use material inputs and/or supplies of foreign origin.

name: Firms that use material inputs and/or supplies of foreign origin


sourceNote: Percentage of firms that use material inputs and/or supplies of foreign origin.


IndicatorName: Services Firms Competing Against Unregistered or Informal Firms (% of service firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of services firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.

name: Services firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (% of service firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of services firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.


sourceNote: Percentage of services firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.


IndicatorName: ISO certification ownership (% of firms)

Longdefinition: ISO certification ownership is the percentage of firms that have earned a quality certification recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

name: Internationally-recognized quality certification (% of firms)

sourceNote: 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.


Shortdefinition: ISO certification ownership is the percentage of firms that have earned a quality certification recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).


IndicatorName: Labor regulations (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying labor regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying labor regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Labor regulations (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying labor regulations as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Labor skill level (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying labor skills as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying labor skills as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Labor skill level (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying labor skills as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Business Licensing and Permits (% of firms Identifying this as major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying business licensing and permits as major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying business licensing and permits as major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Business Licensing and Permits (% of firms Identifying this as major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying business licensing and permits as major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Years of Experience of the Top Manager Working in the Firm's Sector

Longdefinition: Years of experience of the top manager working in the firm's sector.

name: Years of experience of the Top Manager working in the firm's sector


Shortdefinition: Years of experience of the top manager working in the firm's sector.


sourceNote: Years of experience of the top manager working in the firm's sector.


IndicatorName: Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales)

Longdefinition: Value lost due to electrical outages is the percentage of sales lost due to power outages.

name: Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales for affected firms)

sourceNote: Average 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).


Shortdefinition: Value lost due to electrical outages is the percentage of sales lost due to power outages.

name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Enterprise ownership - Government/state (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of government or state ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of government or state ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.

name: Enterprise ownership - Government/state (%)


sourceNote: Percentage of government or state ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Enterprise ownership - Private Foreign (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of foreign ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of foreign ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.

name: Enterprise ownership - Private Foreign (%)


sourceNote: Percentage of foreign ownership in private firms.  The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


IndicatorName: Enterprise ownership - Private Domestic (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of domestic ownership in private firms. The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of domestic ownership in private firms. The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.

name: Enterprise ownership - Private Domestic (%)


sourceNote: Percentage of domestic ownership in private firms. The ownership variables represent the average ownership composition within a firm. These variables do not represent the ownership composition across firms.


Largest shareholder ownership (%)

IndicatorName: Largest shareholder ownership (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage held by largest owner or owners


Shortdefinition: Percentage held by largest owner or owners


sourceNote: Percentage held by largest owner or owners


IndicatorName: Dealing with construction, procedures (number)

Longdefinition: A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies, public and private inspectors and technical experts apart from in-house architects and engineers. Interactions between company employees, such as development of the warehouse plans and inspections conducted by employees, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to electricity, water, sewerage and phone services are included. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for building a warehouse are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies, public and private inspectors and technical experts apart from in-house architects and engineers. Interactions between company employees, such as development of the warehouse plans and inspections conducted by employees, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to electricity, water, sewerage and phone services are included. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for building a warehouse are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

name: Dealing with construction, procedures (number)


sourceNote: A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies, public and private inspectors and technical experts apart from in-house architects and engineers. Interactions between company employees, such as development of the warehouse plans and inspections conducted by employees, are not counted as procedures. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect to electricity, water, sewerage and phone services are included. All procedures that are legally or in practice required for building a warehouse are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.

name: Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.


Firms Paying for Security (% of firms)

IndicatorName: Firms Paying for Security (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms paying for security, for example equipment, personnel, or professional security services.

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


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms paying for security, for example equipment, personnel, or professional security services.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms paying for security, for example equipment, personnel, or professional security services.


Security costs (% of sales)

IndicatorName: Security Costs (% of Sales)

Longdefinition: Average security costs as a percentage of total annual sales.

sourceNote: Security costs is the average security costs as a percentage of total annual sales.


Shortdefinition: Average security costs as a percentage of total annual sales.


IndicatorName: Tax Administration (% of firms identifying this as major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying tax administration as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying tax administration as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Tax Administration (% of firms identifying this as major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying tax administration as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Tax rates (% of firms identifying this as major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying tax rates as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying tax rates as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Tax rates (% of firms identifying this as major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying tax rates as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


IndicatorName: Firms using technology licensed from foreign companies (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms using technology licensed from foreign companies. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms using technology licensed from foreign companies. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.

name: Firms using technology licensed from foreign companies (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms using technology licensed from foreign companies. For survey data collected in 2006 and 2007, this indicator is computed for the Manufacturing module only.


IndicatorName: Firms offering formal training (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Firms offering formal training are the percentage of firms offering formal training programs for their permanent, full-time employees.


Shortdefinition: Firms offering formal training are the percentage of firms offering formal training programs for their permanent, full-time employees.

name: Firms offering formal training (% of firms)


sourceNote: Firms offering formal training are the percentage of firms offering formal training programs for their permanent, full-time employees.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Transportation (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying transport as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms identifying transport as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.

name: Transportation (% of firms identifying this as a major constraint)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms identifying transport as a major constraint. The computation of the indicator is based on the rating of the obstacle as a potential constraint to the current operations of the establishment.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Firms using its own website (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms using the web for communication with clients or suppliers.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms using the web for communication with clients or suppliers.

name: Firms using its own website (% of firms)


sourceNote: Percentage of firms using the web for communication with clients or suppliers.


IndicatorName: Number of years firms operated without formal registration

Longdefinition: Average number of years firms operated without formal registration. This indicator is computed only for the firms that did not have a formal registration when they started their operations in the country.


Shortdefinition: Average number of years firms operated without formal registration. This indicator is computed only for the firms that did not have a formal registration when they started their operations in the country.

name: Number of years firms operated without formal registration


sourceNote: Average number of years firms operated without formal registration. This indicator is computed only for the firms that did not have a formal registration when they started their operations in the country.


IndicatorName: Dealing with construction permits (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This looks into (a) procedures (b) time and (c) cost  required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse and gives weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This looks into (a) procedures (b) time and (c) cost  required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse and gives weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

name: Dealing with construction permits (rank)


sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This looks into (a) procedures (b) time and (c) cost  required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse and gives weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Secure a Government Contract (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to secure government contract.

name: Expected to give gifts to secure a Government contract (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to secure government contract.


sourceNote: Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to secure government contract.


IndicatorName: Management time dealing with officials (% of management time)

Longdefinition: Time dealing with officials is the percentage of management time in a given week spent on requirements imposed by government regulations (taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration).

name: Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time)

sourceNote: Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations is the proportion of senior management's time, in a typical week, that is spent dealing with the requirements imposed by government regulations (e.g., taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration, including dealings with officials, and completing forms).


Shortdefinition: Time dealing with officials is the percentage of management time in a given week spent on requirements imposed by government regulations (taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration).

name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


Incidence of Graft index

IndicatorName: Incidence of Graft index

Longdefinition: Incidence of Graft Index is the proportion of instances in which firms were either expected or requested to pay a gift or informal payment over the number of total solicitations for public services, licenses or permits for that country.


Shortdefinition: Incidence of Graft Index is the proportion of instances in which firms were either expected or requested to pay a gift or informal payment over the number of total solicitations for public services, licenses or permits for that country.


sourceNote: Incidence of Graft Index is the proportion of instances in which firms were either expected or requested to pay a gift or informal payment over the number of total solicitations for public services, licenses or permits for that country.


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Import License (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an import license.

name: Expected to give gifts to get an Import License (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an import license.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an import license.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Time to resolve insolvency (years)

IndicatorName: Time to resolve insolvency (years)

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


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


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


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


Enforcing contracts (rank)

IndicatorName: Enforcing contracts (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best giving time, cost and procedures equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best giving time, cost and procedures equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best giving time, cost and procedures equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim)

IndicatorName: Enforcing contracts, cost (% of claim)

Longdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the claim, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including court and enforcement costs and average attorney fees where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the claim, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including court and enforcement costs and average attorney fees where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the claim, assumed to be equivalent to 200% of income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including court and enforcement costs and average attorney fees where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Time required to enforce a contract (days)

Longdefinition: 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.


Shortdefinition: 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.

name: Time required to enforce a contract (days)


sourceNote: 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.


Loans requiring collateral (%)

IndicatorName: Loans requiring collateral (%)

Longdefinition: Percentage of loans that require collateral.


Shortdefinition: Percentage of loans that require collateral.


sourceNote: Percentage of loans that require collateral.


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Operating License (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an operating license.

name: Expected to give gifts to get an Operating License (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an operating license.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get an operating license.


IndicatorName: Registering property, cost (% of property value)

Longdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including fees, transfer taxes, stamp duties and any other payment to the property registry, notaries, public agencies or lawyers. Other taxes, such as capital gains tax or value added tax, are excluded from the cost measure. Both costs borne by the buyer and those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among

name: Cost of registering property (% of property value)


Shortdefinition: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including fees, transfer taxes, stamp duties and any other payment to the property registry, notaries, public agencies or lawyers. Other taxes, such as capital gains tax or value added tax, are excluded from the cost measure. Both costs borne by the buyer and those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among


sourceNote: Cost is recorded as a percentage of the property value, assumed to be equivalent to 50 times income per capita. Only official costs required by law are recorded, including fees, transfer taxes, stamp duties and any other payment to the property registry, notaries, public agencies or lawyers. Other taxes, such as capital gains tax or value added tax, are excluded from the cost measure. Both costs borne by the buyer and those borne by the seller are included. If cost estimates differ among


IndicatorName: Time required to register property (days)

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


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

name: Time required to register property (days)


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


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Procedures to register property (number)

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


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

name: Procedures to register property (number)


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


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


Registering property (rank)

IndicatorName: Registering property (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best. This gives (a) time (b) procedures and (c) cost equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best. This gives (a) time (b) procedures and (c) cost equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best. This gives (a) time (b) procedures and (c) cost equal weight to each topic.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Starting a business, minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Longdefinition: The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

name: Minimum capital for starting a business  (% of income per capita)


Shortdefinition: The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita)

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


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

name: Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita)


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


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Time required to start a business (days)

Longdefinition: 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.


Shortdefinition: 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.

name: Time required to start a business (days)


sourceNote: 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.


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Start-up procedures to register a business (number)

Longdefinition: 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 specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.


Shortdefinition: 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 specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.

name: Start-up procedures to register a business (number)


sourceNote: 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 specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.


Starting a business (rank)

IndicatorName: Starting a business (rank)

Longdefinition:
This index averages the country's percentile rankings on: procedures, time, cost (% of income per capita) and minimum capital (% of income per capita)
 giving equal weight to each topic. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition:
This index averages the country's percentile rankings on: procedures, time, cost (% of income per capita) and minimum capital (% of income per capita)
 giving equal weight to each topic. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: This index averages the country's percentile rankings on: procedures, time, cost (% of income per capita) and minimum capital (% of income per capita)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


Domestic Sales (% sales)

IndicatorName: Domestic Sales (% sales)

Longdefinition: Percentage of sales sold domestically.

Shortdefinition: Percentage of sales sold domestically.

sourceNote: Percentage of sales sold domestically.


Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

IndicatorName: Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

Longdefinition: 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 social security contributions.


Shortdefinition: 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 social security contributions.


sourceNote: 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 social security contributions.


IndicatorName: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Longdefinition: 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?"


Shortdefinition: 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?"

name: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)


sourceNote: 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?"


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Paying taxes, labor tax and contributions (%)

Longdefinition: The total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial profits. Doing Business 2008 reports the total tax rate for fiscal 2006. The total amount of taxes is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as sales or value added tax or personal income tax) but not paid by the company are excluded. The taxes included can be divided into 5 categories: profit or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer (for which all mandatory contributions are included, even if paid to a private entity such as a requited pension fund), property taxes, turnover taxes and other small taxes (such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes).  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: The total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial profits. Doing Business 2008 reports the total tax rate for fiscal 2006. The total amount of taxes is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as sales or value added tax or personal income tax) but not paid by the company are excluded. The taxes included can be divided into 5 categories: profit or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer (for which all mandatory contributions are included, even if paid to a private entity such as a requited pension fund), property taxes, turnover taxes and other small taxes (such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes).  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.

name: Paying taxes, labor tax and contributions (%)


sourceNote: The total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial profits. Doing Business 2008 reports the total tax rate for fiscal 2006. The total amount of taxes is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as sales or value added tax or personal income tax) but not paid by the company are excluded. The taxes included can be divided into 5 categories: profit or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer (for which all mandatory contributions are included, even if paid to a private entity such as a requited pension fund), property taxes, turnover taxes and other small taxes (such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes).  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials

Longdefinition: Average number of times management met with tax officials is the average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.

name: Number of visits or required meetings with tax officials (average for affected firms)

sourceNote: Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials during the year. The value represents the average number of visits for all firms which reported being visited or required to meet with tax officials (please see indicator IC.FRM.METG.ZS).


Shortdefinition: Average number of times management met with tax officials is the average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


Paying taxes, other taxes (%)

IndicatorName: Paying taxes, other taxes (%)

Longdefinition: Amount of taxes and mandatory contributions paid by the business that are not already included in the tax profits and labour taxes.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: Amount of taxes and mandatory contributions paid by the business that are not already included in the tax profits and labour taxes.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: Amount of taxes and mandatory contributions paid by the business that are not already included in the tax profits and labour taxes.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Tax payments (number)

IndicatorName: Tax payments (number)

Longdefinition: 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.


Shortdefinition: 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.


sourceNote: 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.


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


Paying taxes, profit tax (%)

IndicatorName: Paying taxes, profit tax (%)

sourceNote:
"Total amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business.
For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.  "


Longdefinition:
Total amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business.
For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition:
Total amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by the business.
For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)

Longdefinition: 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 and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.

name: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)


Shortdefinition: 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 and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.


sourceNote: 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 and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


Paying taxes (rank)

IndicatorName: Paying taxes (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This  assesses (a) number of payments (b) time spent to prepare taxes (c) labour taxes (d) other taxes and (e) taxes on profits and gives each topic equal weight.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This  assesses (a) number of payments (b) time spent to prepare taxes (c) labour taxes (d) other taxes and (e) taxes on profits and gives each topic equal weight.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This  assesses (a) number of payments (b) time spent to prepare taxes (c) labour taxes (d) other taxes and (e) taxes on profits and gives each topic equal weight.  For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.


IndicatorName: Delay in obtaining a mainline telephone connection (days)

Longdefinition: Delay for firm in obtaining a telephone connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a telephone connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.


Shortdefinition: Delay for firm in obtaining a telephone connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a telephone connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.

name: Delay in obtaining a mainline telephone connection (days)


sourceNote: Delay for firm in obtaining a telephone connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a telephone connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get a Phone Connection (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a phone connection.

name: Expected to give gifts to get a phone connection (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a phone connection.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a phone connection.


Trading across borders (rank)

IndicatorName: Trading across borders (rank)

Longdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This gives an equal weigh to each of the topics in order for ranking (a) number of all documents required to export/import goods, (b) time and (c) cost.


Shortdefinition: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This gives an equal weigh to each of the topics in order for ranking (a) number of all documents required to export/import goods, (b) time and (c) cost.


sourceNote: This index ranks economies from 1 to 181, with first place being the best.  This gives an equal weigh to each of the topics in order for ranking (a) number of all documents required to export/import goods, (b) time and (c) cost.


IndicatorName: Value of collateral needed for a loan (% of the loan amount)

Longdefinition: Value of collateral needed for a loan or line of credit as a percentage of the loan value or the value of the line of credit.


Shortdefinition: Value of collateral needed for a loan or line of credit as a percentage of the loan value or the value of the line of credit.

name: Value of collateral needed for a loan (% of the loan amount)


sourceNote: Value of collateral needed for a loan or line of credit as a percentage of the loan value or the value of the line of credit.


IndicatorName: Value of Gift Expected to Secure Government Contract (% of Contract)

Longdefinition: Percentage of contract value expected as a gift to secure government contract. Only firms that have confirmed that they have secured or attempted to secure a government contract in the last 12 months were required to answer this question.

name: Value of gift expected to secure Government Contract (% of Contract)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of contract value expected as a gift to secure government contract. Only firms that have confirmed that they have secured or attempted to secure a government contract in the last 12 months were required to answer this question.


sourceNote: Percentage of contract value expected as a gift to secure government contract. Only firms that have confirmed that they have secured or attempted to secure a government contract in the last 12 months were required to answer this question.


IndicatorName: Delay in obtaining a water connections (days)

Longdefinition: Delay for firm in obtaining water connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a water connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.


Shortdefinition: Delay for firm in obtaining water connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a water connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.

name: Delay in obtaining a water connections (days)


sourceNote: Delay for firm in obtaining water connection is the average actual delay in days that firms experience when obtaining a water connection, measured from the day the establishment applied to the day it received the service or approval.


IndicatorName: Expected to Give Gifts to Get a Water Connection (% of firms)

Longdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a water connection.

name: Expected to give gifts to get a water connection (% of firms)


Shortdefinition: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a water connection.


sourceNote: Percentage of firms expected to give gifts or an informal payment to get a water connection.


IndicatorName: Time required to build a warehouse (days)

Longdefinition: 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.


Shortdefinition: 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.

name: Time required to build a warehouse (days)


sourceNote: 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.


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)


IndicatorName: Information and communication technology expenditure per capita (current US$)

Longdefinition: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.

Source: World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.

Topic: Infrastructure: Communications

Aggregationmethod: Weighted average

value: Infrastructure


Shortdefinition: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.

name: Information and communication technology expenditure per capita (current US$)

sourceOrganization: World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.


sourceNote: Information and communications technology expenditures include computer hardware (computers, storage devices, printers, and other peripherals); computer software (operating systems, programming tools, utilities, applications, and internal software development); computer services (information technology consulting, computer and network systems integration, Web hosting, data processing services, and other services); and communications services (voice and data communications services) and wired and wireless communications equipment.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria


IndicatorName: Information and communication technology expenditure (current US$)


name: Information and communication technology expenditure (current US$)


IndicatorName: Information and communication technology expenditure (% of GDP)


name: Information and communication technology expenditure (% of GDP)


IndicatorName: Investment in energy with private participation (current US$)

Longdefinition: Investment in energy projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects such as windmills are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

Topic: Private Sector & Trade: Private infrastructure investment

Aggregationmethod: Sum

sourceNote: Investment in energy projects with private participation  refers to commitments to  infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects such as windmills are excluded. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


Shortdefinition: Investment in energy projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects such as windmills are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

name: Investment in energy with private participation (current US$)

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


name: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)


name: Least developed countries: UN classification


name: Middle East & North Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)


IndicatorName: Investment in transport with private participation (current US$)

Longdefinition: Investment in transport projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in transport that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

sourceNote: Investment  in transport projects with private participation refers to commitments to  infrastructure projects in transport that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small projects are excluded. The types of projects included are  management and lease contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.


Shortdefinition: Investment in transport projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in transport that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets are excluded. The types of projects included are operations and management contracts, operations and management contracts with major capital expenditure, greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility), and divestitures. Investment commitments are the sum of investments in facilities and investments in government assets. Investments in facilities are the resources the project company commits to invest during the contract period either in new facilities or in expansion and modernization of existing facilities. Investments in government assets are the resources the project company spends on acquiring government assets such as state-owned enterprises, rights to provide services in a specific area, or the use of specific radio spectrums. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

name: Investment in transport with private participation (current US$)


name: Fragile and conflict affected situations


name: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)


name: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)


name: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)


name: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)