Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License

2006 - 2016 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data was reported at 35.400 Day in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.000 Day for 2009. Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data is updated yearly, averaging 30.000 Day from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2016, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.400 Day in 2016 and a record low of 15.600 Day in 2006. Cameroon CM: 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 Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.;World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).;Unweighted average;

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
35.400 2016	30.000 2009	15.600 2006	35.400 2016	Day	yearly	2006 - 2016

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Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	35.400 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms (%)	80.300 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms (%)	22.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	6.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,379.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	15.800 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	45.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected F... (%)	8.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	39.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	81.100 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	9.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	37.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations:... (%)	17.900 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	800.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	81.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	24.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	13.500 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	624.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average f... (NA)	4.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Tax Payments (Number)	44.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	57.700 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	126.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	16.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	64.000 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms (%)	20.200 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payme... (%)	26.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female (%)	24.900 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male (%)	24.600 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business: Female (Day)	14.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business: Male (Day)	13.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms (%)	82.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms (%)	34.000 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms (%)	8.700 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016

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Cameroon Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	5,542.930 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,973.490 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.898 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (XAF bn)	7,713.943 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (XAF bn)	14,906.343 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (XAF bn)	7,193.073 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	32.244 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-2.355 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services ... (%)	20.469 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of GNI (%)	4.277 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: IMF Repurchases and Charges (USD mn)	0.644 2021	yearly	1978 - 2021
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Long-Term (USD mn)	1,027.500 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)	418.111 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Debt Service: % of Exports (%)	18.741 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (P... (USD mn)	1,655.401 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index: YoY% (%)	3.855 2019	yearly	1963 - 2019
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of GN... (%)	3.892 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of Ex... (%)	18.813 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: The International Bank for Reconstruction ... (USD mn)	4.026 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)	17.640 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Multilateral Debt Service (USD mn)	163.050 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Multilateral Debt Service: % of Public and Publicly ... (%)	9.850 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)	36.289 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)	484.045 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)	34.144 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)	82.205 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)	0.000 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)	418.111 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)	8.994 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)	125.344 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.000 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total (USD mn)	6,586.784 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Official Creditors (USD mn)	5,706.659 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Private Creditors (USD mn)	880.125 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)	74.993 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)	11.053 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)	5.993 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)	17.890 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of Oi... (Intl $/kg)	9.930 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)	-28.320 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)	4.601 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)	38.318 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)	279.916 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)	340.948 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)	1.019 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions (kt)	9,928.400 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)	0.375 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)	0.087 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric Ton... (Metric Ton th)	1,385.669 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)	62.291 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Cameroon CM: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)	17,797.745 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)	77.032 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Cameroon CM: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)	62,399.453 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)	29.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)	122.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)	555.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)	46.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)	57.538 2021	yearly	1961 - 2021
Cameroon CM: Population in Largest City (Person)	4,509,287.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)	26.537 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)	8,572,487.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of ... (%)	29.924 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.940 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)	34.007 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	5.585 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	5,133.480 2022	yearly	1960 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Foreign Assets: Net (XAF mn)	2,354,248.361 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	19.181 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	14.091 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)	7.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)	6.000 2019	yearly	2013 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)	0.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)	40.100 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	6.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,379.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)	11.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Exports: Lead Time (Day)	23.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	15.800 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	45.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected F... (%)	8.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	39.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	81.100 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	9.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	37.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations:... (%)	17.900 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	2,267.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)	12.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Imports: Lead Time (Day)	25.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	800.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	81.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	24.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	13.500 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	624.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average f... (NA)	4.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Tax Payments (Number)	44.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	57.700 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	126.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	16.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)	1,369.420 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Investment with Private Participation: Telecoms (USD mn)	467.00 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	875.620 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Cameroon CM: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Cameroon CM: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023

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