Belgium Governance: Business Environment

BE: Business Extent of Disclosure Index

2005 - 2019 | Yearly | NA | World Bank

BE: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data was reported at 8.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 8.000 NA for 2018. BE: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data is updated yearly, averaging 8.000 NA from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 8.000 NA in 2019. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
8.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019

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BE: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High

2013 - 2019 | Yearly | NA | World Bank

BE: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data was reported at 5.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.000 NA for 2018. BE: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data is updated yearly, averaging 5.000 NA from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2019, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 5.000 NA in 2019. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
5.000 2019 yearly 2013 - 2019

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Belgium BE: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High

BE: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier

2015 - 2019 | Yearly | NA | World Bank

BE: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data was reported at 74.989 NA in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 74.745 NA for 2018. BE: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data is updated yearly, averaging 72.428 NA from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.989 NA in 2019 and a record low of 72.181 NA in 2017. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
74.989 2019 yearly 2015 - 2019

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Belgium BE: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier

BE: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms

2020 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BE: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data was reported at 0.200 % in 2020. BE: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 0.200 % from Dec 2020 (Median) to 2020, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.200 % in 2020 and a record low of 0.200 % in 2020. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
0.200 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020

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Belgium BE: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms

BE: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits

2005 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BE: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 44.500 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.200 % for 2018. BE: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 49.200 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.600 % in 2012 and a record low of 44.500 % in 2019. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
44.500 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019

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Belgium BE: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits

BE: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits

2005 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BE: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 0.600 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.600 % for 2018. BE: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 0.700 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.700 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.600 % in 2019. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
0.600 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019

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Belgium BE: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits

BE: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits

2005 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BE: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 10.300 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.900 % for 2018. BE: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 8.300 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.900 % in 2018 and a record low of 5.400 % in 2009. BE: 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 Belgium – Table BE.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
10.300 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019

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Belgium BE: Profit Tax: % of Commercial Profits
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