Kuwait Company Statistics
Kuwait KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female
KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female data was reported at 1.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.800 % for 2016. KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2009. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.70 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male
KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data was reported at 1.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.800 % for 2016. KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2009. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.70 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita
KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita data was reported at 1.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.800 % for 2016. KW: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 1.600 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.800 % in 2016 and a record low of 1.000 % in 2009. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.70 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Cost to Exports: USD per Container
KW: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,085.000 USD in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,085.000 USD for 2013. KW: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 1,060.000 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,085.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 935.000 USD in 2007. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,085.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Cost to Imports: USD per Container
KW: Cost to Imports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,250.000 USD in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,250.000 USD for 2013. KW: Cost to Imports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 1,217.000 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,250.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 935.000 USD in 2007. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,250.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Procedures to Build a Warehouse
KW: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data was reported at 23.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 23.000 Number for 2016. KW: Procedures to Build a Warehouse data is updated yearly, averaging 23.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.000 Number in 2017 and a record low of 23.000 Number in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 23.00 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Procedures to Register Property
KW: Procedures to Register Property data was reported at 9.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.000 Number for 2016. KW: Procedures to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 Number from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.000 Number in 2017 and a record low of 9.000 Number in 2017. KW: Procedures to Register Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 2017 | yearly | 2004 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business
KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data was reported at 9.000 Number in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.000 Number for 2016. KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 13.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 9.000 Number in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female
KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data was reported at 10.000 Number in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.000 Number for 2016. KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 14.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 10.000 Number in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male
KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male data was reported at 9.000 Number in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.000 Number for 2016. KW: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 13.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.000 Number in 2010 and a record low of 9.000 Number in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Tax Payments
KW: Tax Payments data was reported at 12.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 12.000 Number for 2016. KW: Tax Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 12.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.000 Number in 2017 and a record low of 12.000 Number in 2017. KW: Tax Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 12.00 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Build a Warehouse
KW: Time Required to Build a Warehouse data was reported at 236.000 Day in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 236.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Build a Warehouse data is updated yearly, averaging 220.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 236.000 Day in 2017 and a record low of 220.000 Day in 2013. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 236.00 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Enforce a Contract
KW: Time Required to Enforce a Contract data was reported at 566.000 Day in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 566.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Enforce a Contract data is updated yearly, averaging 566.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 566.000 Day in 2017 and a record low of 566.000 Day in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 566.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Get Electricity
KW: Time Required to Get Electricity data was reported at 85.000 Day in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 85.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Get Electricity data is updated yearly, averaging 85.000 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.000 Day in 2017 and a record low of 85.000 Day in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 85.00 2017 | yearly | 2009 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Register Property
KW: Time Required to Register Property data was reported at 35.000 Day in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 70.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Register Property data is updated yearly, averaging 57.000 Day from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2017, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.000 Day in 2005 and a record low of 35.000 Day in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 35.00 2017 | yearly | 2004 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Start a Business
KW: Time Required to Start a Business data was reported at 38.400 Day in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61.400 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Start a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 35.400 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.400 Day in 2016 and a record low of 31.400 Day in 2015. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 38.40 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Female
KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Female data was reported at 39.000 Day in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 62.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 36.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.000 Day in 2016 and a record low of 32.000 Day in 2015. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 39.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Male
KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Male data was reported at 38.000 Day in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61.000 Day for 2016. KW: Time Required to Start a Business: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 35.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.000 Day in 2016 and a record low of 31.000 Day in 2015. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 38.00 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes
KW: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes data was reported at 98.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 98.000 Hour for 2016. KW: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes data is updated yearly, averaging 98.000 Hour from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 98.000 Hour in 2017. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 98.00 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Time to Resolve Insolvency
KW: Time to Resolve Insolvency data was reported at 4.200 Year in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.200 Year for 2016. KW: Time to Resolve Insolvency data is updated yearly, averaging 4.200 Year from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.200 Year in 2017 and a record low of 4.200 Year in 2017. KW: Time to Resolve Insolvency data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 4.20 2017 | yearly | 2003 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit
KW: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data was reported at 13.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 13.000 % for 2016. KW: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit data is updated yearly, averaging 10.700 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2017, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.000 % in 2017 and a record low of 10.700 % in 2011. KW: 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 Kuwait – Table KW.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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13.00 2017 | yearly | 2005 - 2017 |