Regulations And Tax	Jamaica	Region	All countries
Senior Management Time Spent in Dealing with Requirements of Government Regulation (%)	6.32	11.95	8.82
Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.	1.79	1.46	2.14
If there were visits, Average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.	2.32	2.81	3.18
% of Firms Identifying Tax Rates as Major Constraint***	60.00	36.72	35.01
% of Firms Identifying Tax Administration as Major Constraint***	49.44	27.48	23.70

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Permits And Licenses	Jamaica	Region	All countries
Days to Obtain Operating License	..	54.43	29.67
Days to Obtain Construction-related Permit	..	82.52	65.00
Days to Obtain Import License	..	26.20	19.37
% of Firms Identifying Business Licensing and Permits as Major Constraint***	12.36	15.89	15.50

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Corruption	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms Expected to Pay Informal Payment to Public Officials (to Get Things Done)	17.65	23.28	29.32
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Operating License	..	10.52	16.26
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts In Meetings With Tax Officials	4.88	7.47	16.79
% of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Secure a Government Contract**	0.00	13.81	25.65
% of Firms Identifying Corruption as a Major Constraint***	46.07	53.63	37.54

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Crime	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms Paying for Security	..	64.92	57.14
Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism, and Arson Against the Firm (% of Sales)	1.06	1.00	1.05
If there were losses, Losses Due to Theft, Robbery, Vandalism, and Arson Against the Firm (% of Sales)	..	3.79	4.97
Security Costs (% of Sales)	1.38	1.49	1.51
Security Costs if the establishment pays for security (% of Sales)	..	2.54	2.96
Products Shipped to Supply Domestic Markets Lost Due to Theft (%)*	..	0.78	0.98
% of Firms Identifying Crime, Theft and Disorder as Major Constraints***	55.06	34.71	25.93

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Informality	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms expressing that a Typical Firm Reports less than 100% of Sales for Tax Purposes	28.77	47.77	52.12
% of Services Firms Competing Against Unregistered or Informal Firms	..	66.19	55.76
% of Firms Formally Registered when Started Operations in the Country	..	92.54	89.29
Number of years firms operated without formal registration	..	0.54	0.81

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Gender	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms With Female Participation in Ownership	32.18	38.94	34.61
% of Full Time Female Workers*	44.26	31.24	29.66
% of Female Permanent Full-time Non-production Workers *	..	12.63	9.70
% of Firms With Female Top Manager	..	17.89	17.65

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Finance	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms with Line of Credit or Loans from Financial Institutions	..	46.97	34.77
% of Firms Using Banks to Finance Investments	37.04	20.66	23.91
% of Firms Using Banks to Finance Expenses	57.35	36.34	27.56
Value of Collateral Needed for a Loan (% of the Loan Amount)	114.40	133.91	146.03
% of Firms Identifying Access to Finance as a Major Constraint***	43.82	27.76	30.72

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Infrastructure	Jamaica	Region	All countries
Number of Power Outages in a Typical Month	..	2.68	8.98
If there were outages, Duration of Power Outages (hours)	91.10	7.59	5.45
Value Lost Due to Power Outages (% of Sales)	11.76	4.17	5.11
If a generator is used, Electricity from Generator (%) *	6.17	18.36	20.76
Delay in Obtaining an Electrical Connection (days)	6.88	34.45	36.80
Average number of Incidents of Water Insufficiency in a Typical Month*	..	3.96	6.33
If there were shortages, Average Duration of the Water Shortage (hours)*	18.51	16.70	13.13
Delay in Obtaining a Water Connections (days)	10.17	34.11	34.32
Delay in Obtaining a Mainline Telephone Connection (days)	9.80	34.95	25.42

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Innovation and Technology	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms With Internationally-Recognized Quality Certification	16.44	14.84	16.20
% of Firms with Annual Financial Statement Reviewed by External Auditor	90.70	52.34	46.72
% of Firms Using Technology Licensed from Foreign Companies *	17.24	12.92	15.33
% of Firms using its Own Website	41.86	41.67	33.73

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Trade	Jamaica	Region	All countries
Average Time to Clear Direct Exports Through Customs (days)	4.25	7.29	6.44
Average Time to Clear Imports from Customs (days)*	6.31	13.04	11.05
% of Exporter Firms	39.33	20.19	17.95
% of Firms that Use Material Inputs and/or Supplies of Foreign origin*	72.94	65.39	60.68
% of Firms that Export Directly	32.58	15.36	13.62
% of Firms that Trade Identifying Customs & Trade Regulations as a Major Constraint***	33.72	16.41	16.93

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Workforce	Jamaica	Region	All countries
% of Firms Offering Formal Training*	53.49	43.26	34.92
Average Number of Seasonal/Temporary, Full-Time Employees	9.07	6.83	8.00
Average Number of Permanent, Full Time Employees	53.17	48.80	49.16
% of Firms Identifying Labor Regulations as a Major Constraint***	19.10	18.04	11.70

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