Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License

2009 - 2017 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data was reported at 15.300 Day in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.600 Day for 2009. Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License data is updated yearly, averaging 13.950 Day from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.300 Day in 2017 and a record low of 12.600 Day in 2009. Sierra Leone SL: 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 Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: 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
15.30 2017	12.60 2009	12.60 2009	15.30 2017	Day	yearly	2009 - 2017

Related Indicators for Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	15.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms (%)	62.50 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms (%)	15.90 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,185.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	7.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	46.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affect... (%)	11.70 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	18.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	91.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected F... (%)	15.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	21.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulati... (%)	13.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	1,575.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.30 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	515.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	56.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	343.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Avera... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Tax Payments (Number)	34.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	31.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	182.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	17.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	82.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms (%)	8.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe P... (%)	46.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Fema... (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business: Female (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business: Male (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firm... (%)	47.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Fir... (%)	87.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms (%)	11.10 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017

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Sierra Leone Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	2,470.350 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	525.368 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.649 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SLL bn)	46,764.196 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SLL bn)	119,353.843 2029	yearly	2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SLL bn)	41,761.109 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	9.391 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	8.900 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.417 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Sierra Leone

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources: Total: Billion Cubic M... (Cub m bn)	160.00 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita (Cub m)	22,601.55 2014	yearly	1962 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)	0.54 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)	22.44 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)	497.24 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)	33.77 2016	yearly	1971 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	3.91 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	497.24 2016	yearly	1966 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Net (SLL mn)	6,057,503.13 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Foreign Assets: Net (SLL mn)	2,178,026.24 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)	4.07 2017	yearly	1977 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)	17.92 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)	13.85 2017	yearly	1977 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Real Interest Rate (% pa)	2.83 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Risk Premium on Lending: Lending Rate Minus Treasury Bill Rate (% pa)	7.96 2017	yearly	1966 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	21.94 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	5.12 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue (SLL mn)	1,235,477.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)	38.78 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants (SLL mn)	2,226,204.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)	9.81 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (SLL mn)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (SLL mn)	769,487.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % of ... (%)	24.15 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: % Val... (%)	7.67 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties (SLL mn)	285,040.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Duties: %... (%)	14.62 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (SLL mn)	285,040.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: % of... (%)	8.95 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (SLL mn)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)	0.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (SLL mn)	1,950,200.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	8.60 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (SLL mn)	895,672.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)	28.12 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capit... (%)	45.93 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (SLL mn)	1,442,720.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)	54.02 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (SLL mn)	635,545.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditure (%)	23.80 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments (SLL mn)	221,359.00 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)	6.95 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)	8.29 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (SLL mn)	15,960.40 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.60 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure (SLL mn)	2,670,520.00 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	11.77 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (SLL mn)	354,940.36 2014	yearly	1992 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditure (%)	13.29 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)	6.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulati... (NA)	160.00 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)	0.00 2017	yearly	2013 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)	0.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)	1.50 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,185.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)	7.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Lead Time (Day)	25.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	7.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	46.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affect... (%)	11.70 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	18.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	91.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected F... (%)	15.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	21.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulati... (%)	13.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	1,575.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)	8.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Lead Time (Day)	28.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.30 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)	5.00 2017	yearly	2013 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	515.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	56.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	343.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Avera... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Tax Payments (Number)	34.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	31.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	182.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	17.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)	30.00 2011	yearly	2007 - 2011
Sierra Leone SL: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	48.20 2016	yearly	2003 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)	751.00 2016	yearly	1963 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)	350.00 2014	yearly	1965 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)	751.00 2016	yearly	1963 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability ... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=L... (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Hu... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: International Development Association: Resource Allocation Inde... (NA)	3.24 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Quality of Public Administration Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017

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