Cameroon Governance: Business Environment
CM: Business Extent of Disclosure Index
CM: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data was reported at 7.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 NA for 2018. CM: Business Extent of Disclosure Index data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 NA from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 6.000 NA in 2013. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7.000 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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CM: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection
CM: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection data was reported at 16.200 Day in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.600 Day for 2009. CM: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection data is updated yearly, averaging 17.600 Day from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 78.900 Day in 2006 and a record low of 16.200 Day in 2016. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.200 2016 | yearly | 2006 - 2016 |
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CM: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High
CM: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data was reported at 6.000 NA in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 NA for 2018. CM: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 NA from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2019, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 NA in 2019 and a record low of 1.000 NA in 2016. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.000 2019 | yearly | 2013 - 2019 |
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CM: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier
CM: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data was reported at 46.100 NA in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.005 NA for 2018. CM: Distance to Frontier Score: 0=Lowest Performance To 100=Frontier data is updated yearly, averaging 45.052 NA from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2019, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.100 NA in 2019 and a record low of 41.767 NA in 2016. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 46.100 2019 | yearly | 2015 - 2019 |
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CM: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms
CM: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data was reported at 20.400 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.800 % for 2009. CM: Firms Expected to Give Gifts in Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 30.800 % from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.400 % in 2006 and a record low of 20.400 % in 2016. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20.400 2016 | yearly | 2006 - 2016 |
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CM: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms
CM: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms data was reported at 92.500 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 92.400 % for 2009. CM: Firms Experiencing Electrical Outages: % of Firms data is updated yearly, averaging 92.450 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92.500 % in 2016 and a record low of 92.400 % in 2009. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 92.500 2016 | yearly | 2009 - 2016 |
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CM: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits
CM: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 18.300 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 18.300 % for 2018. CM: Labour Tax and Contributions: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 18.300 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.300 % in 2019 and a record low of 18.300 % in 2019. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.300 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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CM: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits
CM: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data was reported at 0.500 % in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.500 % for 2018. CM: Other Taxes Payable by Businesses: % of Commercial Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 0.600 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.700 % in 2008 and a record low of 0.500 % in 2019. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.500 2019 | yearly | 2005 - 2019 |
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CM: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month
CM: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month data was reported at 7.600 Unit in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.800 Unit for 2009. CM: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month data is updated yearly, averaging 9.800 Unit from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.600 Unit in 2006 and a record low of 7.600 Unit in 2016. CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7.600 2016 | yearly | 2006 - 2016 |