Benin Company Statistics
BJ: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs
BJ: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs data was reported at 17.900 Day in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.900 Day for 2009. BJ: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs data is updated yearly, averaging 15.900 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.900 Day in 2016 and a record low of 13.900 Day in 2009. BJ: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Average time to clear exports through customs is the average number of days to clear direct exports through customs.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 17.900 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payment Request
BJ: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payment Request data was reported at 11.364 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.545 % for 2016. BJ: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payment Request data is updated yearly, averaging 14.545 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34.545 % in 2009 and a record low of 11.364 % in 2024. BJ: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payment Request data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. The percent of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request across 6 public transactions dealing with utilities access, permits, licenses, and taxes.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 14.500 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female
BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female data was reported at 3.500 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.600 % for 2018. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 149.900 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 211.100 % in 2006 and a record low of 3.500 % in 2019. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.500 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male
BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data was reported at 3.400 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.500 % for 2018. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 149.900 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 211.000 % in 2006 and a record low of 3.400 % in 2019. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.400 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita
BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita data was reported at 3.500 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.600 % for 2018. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 149.900 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 211.100 % in 2006 and a record low of 3.500 % in 2019. BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost to register a business is normalized by presenting it as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.500 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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Benin BJ: Cost to Exports: USD per Container
BJ: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,052.000 USD in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,052.000 USD for 2013. BJ: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 1,071.000 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,101.000 USD in 2012 and a record low of 987.000 USD in 2007. BJ: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,052.000 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Benin BJ: Cost to Imports: USD per Container
BJ: Cost to Imports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,487.000 USD in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,520.000 USD for 2013. BJ: Cost to Imports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 1,420.000 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,569.000 USD in 2012 and a record low of 1,222.000 USD in 2007. BJ: Cost to Imports: USD per Container data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,487.000 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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BJ: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms
BJ: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms data was reported at 24.390 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.888 % for 2016. BJ: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 25.888 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.915 % in 2009 and a record low of 24.390 % in 2024. BJ: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms with females as the top manager.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.900 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms
BJ: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms data was reported at 58.244 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66.770 % for 2016. BJ: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 66.770 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.279 % in 2009 and a record low of 58.244 % in 2024. BJ: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms competing against unregistered or informal firms.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 58.244 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
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BJ: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms
BJ: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms data was reported at 9.400 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.000 % for 2009. BJ: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 16.000 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.000 % in 2009 and a record low of 9.400 % in 2016. BJ: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.400 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms
BJ: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms data was reported at 86.582 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 90.621 % for 2016. BJ: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 90.621 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.621 % in 2016 and a record low of 82.796 % in 2009. BJ: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms formally registered when they started operations in the country.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 90.600 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms
BJ: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms data was reported at 19.415 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.001 % for 2016. BJ: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 20.001 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.001 % in 2009 and a record low of 19.415 % in 2024. BJ: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms offering formal training programs for its permanent, full-time employees.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.000 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms
BJ: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms data was reported at 25.700 % in 2016. BJ: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 25.700 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.700 % in 2016 and a record low of 25.700 % in 2016. BJ: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percent of firms that spend on research and development.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.700 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms
BJ: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data was reported at 51.435 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.921 % for 2016. BJ: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 60.921 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.800 % in 2009 and a record low of 51.435 % in 2024. BJ: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms that were visited or inspected by tax officials or were required to meet with them over the last year.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 60.900 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms
BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms data was reported at 26.601 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.041 % for 2016. BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 12.041 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.601 % in 2024 and a record low of 3.803 % in 2009. BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms using banks to finance purchases of fixed assets.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 12.000 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms
BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data was reported at 41.420 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.000 % for 2016. BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 26.000 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.420 % in 2024 and a record low of 26.000 % in 2016. BJ: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms using bank loans to finance working capital.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 26.000 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms
BJ: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms data was reported at 30.130 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.696 % for 2016. BJ: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 36.696 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.357 % in 2009 and a record low of 30.130 % in 2024. BJ: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of firms with females among the owners.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 36.700 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms
BJ: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms data was reported at 4.714 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.441 % for 2016. BJ: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 33.441 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.028 % in 2009 and a record low of 4.714 % in 2024. BJ: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to 'get things done” with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services etc.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 33.400 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firms
BJ: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firms data was reported at 3.100 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.600 % for 2009. BJ: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 17.600 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.600 % in 2009 and a record low of 3.100 % in 2016. BJ: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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).;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/);Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.100 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for Affected Firms
BJ: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for Affected Firms data was reported at 1.926 NA in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.563 NA for 2016. BJ: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for Affected Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 1.563 NA from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.926 NA in 2024 and a record low of 1.563 NA in 2016. BJ: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for Affected Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.600 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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BJ: Procedures to Build a Warehouse
BJ: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data was reported at 14.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 14.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Number in 2019 and a record low of 10.000 Number in 2012. BJ: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 14.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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BJ: Procedures to Register Property
BJ: Procedures to Register Property data was reported at 4.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Procedures to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 4.000 Number from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2019, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 Number in 2019 and a record low of 4.000 Number in 2019. BJ: Procedures to Register Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.000 2019 | yearly | 2004 - 2019 |
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BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business
BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data was reported at 6.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 6.000 Number in 2019. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female
BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data was reported at 6.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 6.000 Number in 2019. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male
BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male data was reported at 5.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 5.000 Number in 2019. BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Tax Payments
BJ: Tax Payments data was reported at 54.000 Number in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 54.000 Number for 2018. BJ: Tax Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 52.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.000 Number in 2019 and a record low of 52.000 Number in 2014. BJ: Tax Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 54.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Build a Warehouse
BJ: Time Required to Build a Warehouse data was reported at 88.000 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 88.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Build a Warehouse data is updated yearly, averaging 137.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 317.000 Day in 2009 and a record low of 88.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Build a Warehouse data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 88.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Enforce a Contract
BJ: Time Required to Enforce a Contract data was reported at 595.000 Day in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 750.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Enforce a Contract data is updated yearly, averaging 795.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 825.000 Day in 2010 and a record low of 595.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Enforce a Contract data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 595.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Get Electricity
BJ: Time Required to Get Electricity data was reported at 90.000 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 90.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Get Electricity data is updated yearly, averaging 90.000 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2019, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 172.000 Day in 2010 and a record low of 90.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Get Electricity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 90.000 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
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Benin BJ: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License
BJ: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data was reported at 77.791 Day in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 23.231 Day for 2016. BJ: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data is updated yearly, averaging 23.231 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.791 Day in 2024 and a record low of 23.231 Day in 2016. BJ: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. The average wait, in days, to obtain an operating license, from the day of the application to the day it was granted.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 30.700 2009 | yearly | 2009 - 2009 |
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BJ: Time Required to Register Property
BJ: Time Required to Register Property data was reported at 120.000 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 120.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 120.000 Day from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2019, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 120.000 Day in 2019 and a record low of 120.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Register Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 120.000 2019 | yearly | 2004 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Start a Business
BJ: Time Required to Start a Business data was reported at 8.500 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 8.500 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 32.500 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.500 Day in 2003 and a record low of 8.500 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.500 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Female
BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Female data was reported at 9.000 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 33.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.000 Day in 2003 and a record low of 9.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Male
BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Male data was reported at 8.000 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 8.000 Day for 2018. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 32.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.000 Day in 2003 and a record low of 8.000 Day in 2019. BJ: Time Required to Start a Business: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % of Senior Management Time
BJ: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % of Senior Management Time data was reported at 5.255 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.680 % for 2016. BJ: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % of Senior Management Time data is updated yearly, averaging 5.680 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.510 % in 2009 and a record low of 5.255 % in 2024. BJ: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % of Senior Management Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Average percentage of senior management’s time that is spent in a typical week dealing with requirements imposed by government regulations (eg. Taxes, customs, labor regulations, licensing and registration), including dealings with officials, completing forms, et cetera.;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.255 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
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BJ: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes
BJ: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes data was reported at 270.000 Hour in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 270.000 Hour for 2018. BJ: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes data is updated yearly, averaging 270.000 Hour from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 270.000 Hour in 2019 and a record low of 270.000 Hour in 2019. BJ: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 270.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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BJ: Time to Resolve Insolvency
BJ: Time to Resolve Insolvency data was reported at 4.000 Year in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 Year for 2018. BJ: Time to Resolve Insolvency data is updated yearly, averaging 4.000 Year from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 Year in 2019 and a record low of 4.000 Year in 2019. BJ: Time to Resolve Insolvency data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution of distressed assets.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 4.000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
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BJ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit
BJ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data was reported at 48.900 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 48.900 % for 2018. BJ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data is updated yearly, averaging 55.000 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.700 % in 2008 and a record low of 48.900 % in 2019. BJ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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.;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;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 48.900 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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BJ: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms
BJ: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms data was reported at 0.000 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.000 % for 2016. BJ: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 4.000 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2024. BJ: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Benin – Table BJ.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. 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).;Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 9.400 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |