Dealing with government regulations: comparison between SOEs and private firms across selected emerging Asian countries
| Percentages of firms that were visited or inspected by tax officials over the last year (j3) | Average number of times the firms were either inspected by tax officials or required to meet with them (j4)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to an import license (j12)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to an operating license (j15)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to construction-related permit (g4)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to application to electrical connection (c5)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to application to water connection (c14)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | SOEs | 23.91% | 3.36 | 0% | 25% | 16.67% | 12.5% | 40.0% |
| Private firms | 68.36% | 2.45 | 7.91% (many refusals) | 13.88% (1 refusal) | 18.97% | 5.64% | 4.35% | |
| India | SOEs | 66.67% | 10.67 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | No answer | No answer |
| Private firms | 50.29% | 4.04 | 15% (many refusals) | 4.52% (many refusals) | 37.70% | 41.23% | 33.75% | |
| Indonesia | SOEs | 100% | 1.6 | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% (2 refusals) | 0% | No answer | No answer |
| Private firms | 31.74% | 1.91 | 1.91% | 16.84% (many refusals) | 19.23% | 22.45% | 25% | |
| Malaysia | SOEs | 50% | 2 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Private firms | 23.69% | 1.78 | 26.58% | 22.01% (many refusals) | 20.88% | 6.9% | 28.95% | |
| Vietnam | SOEs | 66.67% | 1.71 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | No answer | 0% |
| Private firms | 48.01% | 2.09 | 23.53% | 16.22% | 23.91% | 14.43% | 4.26% |
| Percentages of firms that were visited or inspected by tax officials over the last year (j3) | Average number of times the firms were either inspected by tax officials or required to meet with them (j4)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to an import license (j12)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to an operating license (j15)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to construction-related permit (g4)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to application to electrical connection (c5)* | Percentages of firms that are required or expected an informal gift or payment related to application to water connection (c14)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | SOEs | 23.91% | 3.36 | 0% | 25% | 16.67% | 12.5% | 40.0% |
| Private firms | 68.36% | 2.45 | 7.91% (many refusals) | 13.88% (1 refusal) | 18.97% | 5.64% | 4.35% | |
| India | SOEs | 66.67% | 10.67 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | No answer | No answer |
| Private firms | 50.29% | 4.04 | 15% (many refusals) | 4.52% (many refusals) | 37.70% | 41.23% | 33.75% | |
| Indonesia | SOEs | 100% | 1.6 | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% (2 refusals) | 0% | No answer | No answer |
| Private firms | 31.74% | 1.91 | 1.91% | 16.84% (many refusals) | 19.23% | 22.45% | 25% | |
| Malaysia | SOEs | 50% | 2 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| Private firms | 23.69% | 1.78 | 26.58% | 22.01% (many refusals) | 20.88% | 6.9% | 28.95% | |
| Vietnam | SOEs | 66.67% | 1.71 | No answer | 0% (only 1 answer) | 0% | No answer | 0% |
| Private firms | 48.01% | 2.09 | 23.53% | 16.22% | 23.91% | 14.43% | 4.26% |
Note(s): Percentages are calculated based on number of firms responded with specific numbers (not leaving blank answers)
Source(s): Authors' calculations based on 2018 World Bank Enterprises Survey Data
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