Azerbaijan Governance: Business Environment
Business Extent of Disclosure Index
AZ: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data was reported at 10.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 10.000 NA for 2018. AZ: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 NA from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 4.000 NA in 2007. AZ: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Disclosure index measures the extent to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. The index ranges from 0 to 10, with higher values indicating more disclosure.;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection
AZ: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection data was reported at 4.600 Day in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.600 Day for 2013. AZ: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection data is updated yearly, averaging 4.600 Day from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.700 Day in 2009 and a record low of 2.000 Day in 2005. AZ: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. 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.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.600 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
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Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High
AZ: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data was reported at 8.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 8.000 NA for 2018. AZ: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 NA from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2019, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 6.000 NA in 2017. AZ: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. 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.;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 | 2013 - 2019 |
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Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier
AZ: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data was reported at 78.508 NA in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.898 NA for 2018. AZ: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data is updated yearly, averaging 67.139 NA from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.508 NA in 2019 and a record low of 64.563 NA in 2016. AZ: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. The ease of doing business scores benchmark economies with respect to regulatory best practice, showing the proximity to the best regulatory performance on each Doing Business indicator. An economy’s score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 78.508 2019 | yearly | 2015 - 2019 |
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Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms
AZ: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data was reported at 9.700 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.400 % for 2013. AZ: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 43.200 % from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 68.400 % in 2005 and a record low of 9.700 % in 2019. AZ: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in 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 Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. 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?';World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.700 2019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
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Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms
AZ: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms data was reported at 27.600 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.300 % for 2013. AZ: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 27.600 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2019, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.100 % in 2009 and a record low of 16.300 % in 2013. AZ: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 27.600 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
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Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits
AZ: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 25.400 % in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.800 % for 2018. AZ: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 24.800 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.500 % in 2005 and a record low of 24.800 % in 2018. AZ: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25.400 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits
AZ: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 2.600 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.600 % for 2018. AZ: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 2.200 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.600 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.300 % in 2010. AZ: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.600 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month
AZ: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month data was reported at 2.100 Unit in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.600 Unit for 2013. AZ: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month data is updated yearly, averaging 0.900 Unit from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2019, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.100 Unit in 2019 and a record low of 0.600 Unit in 2013. AZ: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.100 2019 | yearly | 2009 - 2019 |
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Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits
AZ: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 12.700 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.800 % for 2018. AZ: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 13.000 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.100 % in 2006 and a record low of 12.700 % in 2019. AZ: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Azerbaijan – Table AZ.World Bank.WDI: Governance: Business Environment. Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.;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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.700 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |