Regulations And Tax	Lebanon	Region	All countries
Senior Management Time Spent in Dealing with Requirements of Government Regulation (%)	8.93	11.32	8.82
Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.	2.24	2.91	2.14
If there were visits, Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.	2.24	4.41	3.18
% of Firms Identifying Tax Rates as Major Constraint***	59.31	44.99	35.01
% of Firms Identifying Tax Administration as Major Constraint***	50.40	32.70	23.70

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Permits And Licenses	Lebanon	Region	All countries
Days to Obtain Operating License	81.00	40.18	29.67
Days to Obtain Construction-related Permit	155.55	95.17	65.00
Days to Obtain Import License	30.14	27.55	19.37
% of Firms Identifying Business Licensing and Permits as Major Constraint***	28.90	26.84	15.50

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Corruption	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms Expected to Pay Informal Payment to Public Officials (to Get Things Done)	22.95	37.19	29.32
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Operating License	12.50	15.48	16.26
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts In Meetings With Tax Officials	19.16	22.69	16.79
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Secure a Government Contract**	97.73	38.82	25.65
% of Firms Identifying Corruption as a Major Constraint***	66.49	50.87	37.54

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Crime	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms Paying for Security	38.22	31.48	57.14
Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism, and Arson Against the Firm (% of Sales)	0.01	0.85	1.05
If there were losses, Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism, and Arson Against the Firm (% of Sales)	0.01	3.62	4.97
Security Costs (% of Sales)	0.00	0.53	1.51
Security Costs if the establishment pays for security (% of Sales)	0.01	1.76	2.96
Products Shipped to Supply Domestic Markets Lost Due to Theft (%)*	10.00	1.59	0.98
% of Firms Identifying Crime, Theft and Disorder as Major Constraints***	39.34	19.73	25.93

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Informality	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms expressing that a Typical Firm Reports less than 100% of Sales for Tax Purposes	34.98	40.78	52.12
% of Services Firms Competing Against Unregistered or Informal Firms	..	50.18	55.76
% of Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country	97.63	90.92	89.29
Number of years firms operated without formal registration	0.28	0.34	0.81

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Gender	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms With Female Participation in Ownership	33.53	18.45	34.61
% of Full Time Female Workers*	6.25	13.96	29.66
% of Female Permanent Full-time Non-production Workers *	7.32	4.77	9.70
% of Firms With Female Top Manager	29.12	17.37	17.65

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Finance	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms with Line of Credit or Loans from Financial Institutions	69.37	30.03	34.77
% of Firms Using Banks to Finance Investments	23.82	13.25	23.91
% of Firms Using Banks to Finance Expenses	51.31	23.86	27.56
Value of Collateral Needed for a Loan (% of the Loan Amount)	160.59	150.91	146.03
% of Firms Identifying Access to Finance as a Major Constraint***	..	33.59	30.72

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Infrastructure	Lebanon	Region	All countries
Number of Power Outages in a Typical Month	29.88	14.30	8.98
If there were outages, Duration of Power Outages (hours)	6.99	3.46	5.45
Value Lost Due to Power Outages (% of Sales)	9.35	5.57	5.11
If a generator is used, Electricity from Generator (%) *	52.33	22.79	20.76
Delay in Obtaining an Electrical Connection (days)	117.58	60.91	36.80
Average number of Incidents of Water Insufficiency in a Typical Month*	5.12	7.64	6.33
If there were shortages, Average Duration of the Water Shortage (hours)*	14.00	11.41	13.13
Delay in Obtaining a Water Connections (days)	27.00	55.67	34.32
Delay in Obtaining a Mainline Telephone Connection (days)	51.67	37.82	25.42

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Innovation and Technology	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms With Internationally-Recognized Quality Certification	17.91	13.76	16.20
% of Firms with Annual Financial Statement Reviewed by External Auditor	79.58	55.42	46.72
% of Firms Using Technology Licensed from Foreign Companies *	23.30	15.00	15.33
% of Firms using its Own Website	58.64	39.85	33.73

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Trade	Lebanon	Region	All countries
Average Time to Clear Direct Exports Through Customs (days)	7.64	6.03	6.44
Average Time to Clear Imports from Customs (days)*	7.28	11.32	11.05
% of Exporter Firms	44.09	27.26	17.95
% of Firms that Use Material Inputs and/or Supplies of Foreign origin*	..	61.12	60.68
% of Firms that Export Directly	31.23	22.23	13.62
% of Firms that Trade Identifying Customs & Trade Regulations as a Major Constraint***	36.62	23.62	16.93

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Workforce	Lebanon	Region	All countries
% of Firms Offering Formal Training*	52.36	26.51	34.92
Average Number of Seasonal/Temporary, Full-Time Employees	3.47	5.38	8.00
Average Number of Permanent, Full Time Employees	50.17	69.93	49.16
% of Firms Identifying Labor Regulations as a Major Constraint***	35.88	23.65	11.70

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