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World Bank Enterprise Survey 2006-2010-2017-2024

Uruguay, 2006 - 2025
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Data file: Uruguay-2006-2010-2017-2024

Uruguay 2006, 2010, 2017, and 2024 World Bank Enterprise Survey panel data

Cases: 1935
Variables: 676

Variables

_2024_m1a_crime_pos
m1a: Position of Crime, theft and disorder
_2024_m1a_trade_pos
m1a: Position of Customs and trade regulations
_2024_m1a_electricity_pos
m1a: Position of Electricity
_2024_m1a_workforce_pos
m1a: Position of Inadequately educated workforce
_2024_m1a_labor_pos
m1a: Position of Labor regulations
_2024_m1a_instability_pos
m1a: Position of Political instability
_2024_m1a_informal_pos
m1a: Position of Practices of competitors in the informal sector
_2024_m1a_taxadmin_pos
m1a: Position of Tax administration
_2024_m1a_taxrate_pos
m1a: Position of Tax rates
_2024_m1a_transport_pos
m1a: Position of Transport
n2a
Total Labor Cost (Incl. Wages, Salaries, Bonuses, Etc) In Last Fiscal Year
_2024_n2a2
Social security payments and employment-based taxes
n2b
Total Annual Costs of Electricity In Last Fiscal Year
_2024_n2k
Total Annual Cost of Water
_2024_n2l
Total Annual Cost of high-speed, fixed broadband internet
n2e
Cost of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods Used In Prod. In Last Fiscal Year
_2010_2017_2024_n2i
Total Annual Cost of Finished Goods/Materials Bought To Resell In Last FY
n7a
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All of Its Machinery
_2024_n11
Effective income-based tax rate
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15y
Year
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
_2006_2017_2024_a16
Perception of The Questions Regarding Opinions And Perceptions
a17
Responses To The Questions About Figures Are…
a18
This Questionnaire Was Completed In:
a19h
If Option 2 or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration of The Whole Interview: Hours
a19m
If Option 2 or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration of The Whole Interview: Minutes
_2006_2017_2024_a13
Supervisor Number
_2024_a1d
Mode of Collection
a3b
official Capital City?
a3c
Main Business City?
_2010_2017_2024_a3
Size of Locality
_2024_d1a2_v4
Main Product/Service ISIC (Rev. 4) Code
stratificationregioncode
stratificationregioncode
stratificationsizecode
stratificationsizecode
stratificationsectorcode
stratificationsectorcode
stratificationpanelcode
panelcode
wstrict
Weight according to strict eligibility
wmedian
Weight according to median eligibility
wweak
Weight according to weak eligibility
strata
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_2006_2010_2017_a4a
Industry Sampling Sector
_2006_2010_2017_a2
Sampling Region
_2006_2010_2017_a4b
Industry Screener Sector
_2006_2010_2017_a3a
Region Of The Establishment
_2006_2010_2017_a6b
Screener Size
_2006_2010_2017_b3
What Percentage Of This Firm Does The Largest Owner(S) Own?
_2006_2010_2017_b6a
Was Establishment Formally Registered When It Began Operations?
_2006_2010_2017_c15
Did You Experience Insufficient Water Supply For Production In Last Fiscal Yr?
_2006_2010_2017_c16
Frequency Of Incidents Of Water Shortages In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Yr
_2006_2010_2017_c17
Average Length Of Water Shortages (Affecting Production) In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_2017_c22a
Do You Currently Communicate With Clients And Suppliers By E-Mail?
_2006_2010_2017_c30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Telecommunications To Operations Of This Establishment?
_2006_2010_2017_d1a1x
Main Product/Service (By The Largest % Of Annual Sales) In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_2017_d1a2
Main Product/Service ISIC (Rev. 3.1) Code
_2006_2010_2017_d6
In Last FY, Export Losses Due To Theft As % Of Value Of Products
_2006_2010_2017_d7
In Last FY, Export Losses Due To Breakage Or Spoilage As % Of Value Of Products
_2006_2010_2017_d10
In Last FY, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Theft
_2006_2010_2017_d11
In Last FY, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Breakage Or Spoilage?
_2006_2010_2017_f2
Number Of Hours Per Week Operated By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_2017_g6a
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
_2006_2010_2017_g1a
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
_2006_2010_2017_g1b
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Rented Or Leased By This Establishment
_2006_2010_2017_i1
In Last FY, Did This Establishment Pay For Security?
_2006_2010_2017_i2a
Percentage Of Total Annual Sales Paid For Security In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_2017_i2b
In Last Fiscal Year, What Is The Total Annual Cost Of Security?
_2006_2010_2017_i3
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson Experienced In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_2017_i4a
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr (% Of Sales)
_2006_2010_2017_i4b
Value Of Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr
_2006_2010_2017_k1c
In Last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For After Delivery
_2006_2010_2017_k2c
In Last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For After Delivery
_2006_2010_2017_k4b
Purchase Any New/Used Fixed Assets?
_2006_2010_2017_k16
In Last Fiscal Yr, Did Establishment Apply For New Loans/Lines Of Credit?
_2006_2010_2017_h7a
The Court System Is Fair, Impartial And Uncorrupted
_2006_2010_2017_j6
% Of Contract Value Avg. Firm Pays In Informal Gifts To Govt To Secure Contract?
_2006_2010_2017_n6a
Net Book Value Of Machinery Vehicles, And Equipment In Last Fiscal Year
_2010_2017_ASCe13
Compete Against Registered Firms Selling Goods Or Services Without Records?
_2010_2017_ASCe14
Compete Against Registered Firms Hiring Workers Without Formal Contracts?
_2010_2017_h2
New Products/Services Also New For Thr Establishment'S Main Market
_2010_2017_g6c
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Other
_2010_2017_g1c
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Other
_2006_2017_ASCn3
The Price Charged For Main Good Or Service Change?
_2006_2017_ASCk13
What Was The Maturity (In Months) Agreed At The Time Of Approval?
_2006_2017_ASCn8
Total Cost Of Sales Of This Establishment Increase, Decrease, Or Stay The Same?
_2006_2010_a5
Sector Match Between Screener Information And Sample Frame
_2006_2010_a8
Type Of Establishment
_2006_2010_a10
Establishment's Financial Statements Separate from Other Establishments
_2006_2010_c18
% Of Water Supply (Used In Production) From Public Sources In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_c19
Application To Obtain A Telephone Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
_2006_2010_c20
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Receive A Telephone Connection?
_2006_2010_c21
When You Applied For A Tele. Connection Was An Informal/payment Gift Requested?
_2006_2010_c23
Does The Firm Have A High-Speed Internet Connection On Its Premises?
_2006_2010_c24b
Internet Connection To: make Purchases For This Establishment?
_2006_2010_c24c
Internet Connection To: Deliver Services To Your Clients?
_2006_2010_c24d
Internet Connectrion To: Do Research/Develop Ideas On New Products & Services?
_2006_2010_d16
Avg. days of inventory of most important input kept by establishment
_2006_2010_d17
Avg. days of inventory of main sales item kept by establishment
_2006_2010_e2
In main market, number of competitors faced by establishment's main product
_2006_2010_LACe8b
FY09, how much spent on purchases of licenses to use intellectual property?
_2006_2010_g7
Acquired Additional Land Or Buildings To Expand Operations In The Last 3 Years?
_2006_2010_g8a
In last 3 yrs, Has This Establishment Been Successful In Acquiring Land ?
_2006_2010_k1a
In last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For Before Delivery
_2006_2010_k1b
In last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For On Delivery
_2006_2010_k2a
In last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For Before Delivery
_2006_2010_k2b
In last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For on Delivery
_2006_2010_l4a
Num. Full-time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Skilled Production Workers
_2006_2010_LACl20
Last 3 yrs: received any public support for training-related activities?
_2006_2010_m1d
Rotation Order
_2006_2010_n2f
Total Annual Costs Of Fuel In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_n6b
Net Book Value Of Land And Buildings In Last Fiscal Year
_2006_2010_n7b
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All Of Its Land And Buildings
_2017_ASCn4
How Much Did This Price Change?
_2017_ASCn5
Main Reason For Price Change
_2017_ASCn5b
How Much Did The Price Of Supplies Or Material Inputs Change?
_2017_d5a
In Clearing Exports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
_2017_d15a
In Clearing Imports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
_2017_ASCd5
Percentage Of Material Inputs Or Supplies Obtained From Repeated Suppliers?
_2017_ASCd6
Percentage Of Inputs Tailored To The Specific Needs Of This Establishment?
_2017_ASCd7
Percentage Of Inputs Provided As Mutually Agreed?
_2017_ASCd8
Degree Suppliers Prevented From Fulfill. Agr. b/c Of Circumst. Beyond Control?
_2017_ASCd9a
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Personal Relationship And Trust?
_2017_ASCd9b
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Mutual Interests?
_2017_ASCd9d
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution?
_2017_ASCd9e
Degree of Effectiveness of: Assistance Of Government Officials?
_2017_ASCd9c
Degree of Effectiveness of: Intervention Of Other Third-Parties?
_2017_ASCd9f
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Legal System?
_2017_ASCd14
Percentage Of Sales To Repeated Customers?
_2017_ASCd15
Percentage Of Sales Tailored To The Specific Needs Of Customers?
_2017_ASCd16
Percentage Of This Establishment’S Sales Provided As Mutually Agreed?
_2017_ASCd17
Degree Customers Prevented From Fulfill. Agr. b/c Of Circumst. Beyond Control?
_2017_ASCd18a
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Personal Relationship And Trust?
_2017_ASCd18b
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Mutual Interests?
_2017_ASCd18d
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution?
_2017_ASCd18e
Degree of Effectiveness of: Assistance Of Government Officials?
_2017_ASCd18c
Degree of Effectiveness of: Intervention Of Other Third-Parties?
_2017_ASCd18f
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Legal System?
_2017_ASCr1
What Best Describes What Happened When Problem In The Production Process Arose?
_2017_ASCr2
How Many Production Performance Indicators Were Monitored At This Establishment?
_2017_ASCr7
How Easy To Achieve Its Production Targets?
_2017_ASCr8
Who Was Aware Of The Production Targets At This Establishment?
_2017_ASCr111
Does this establishment offer performance bonus to managers
_2017_ASCr112
If randomly selected, what Were Managers' Performance Bonuses Usually Based On?
_2017_ASCr11
What Were Managers' Performance Bonuses Usually Based On?
_2017_ASCe12
Which Practices Of Informal Firms Affects This Establishment The Most?
_2017_ASCe12x
Other (Specify)
_2017_ASCh2
Were These Introduced Because Of Specific Customer Requests Or Direct Demands?
_2017_h3x
Describe In Detail The Main New Or Significantly Improved Product Or Service
_2017_h4x
Describe How The Main New/Significantly Improved Product Or Service Is Different
_2017_h6x
Describe Main New/Significantly Improved Process This Establishment Introduced
_2017_h7x
How The Main New/Significantly Improved Process Is Different
_2017_ASCh10a
Did This Establishment Spend On: Software Development And Database Activities?
_2017_ASCh10b
Did This Establishment Spend On: Intellectual Property Related Activities?
_2017_ASCh10c
Did This Establishment Spend On: Design And Other Creative Work?
_2017_ASCh10d
Did This Establishment Spend On: Marketing/Branding Of New Products/Services?
_2017_ASCh10e
Did This Establishment Spend On: Organizational Development?
_2017_ASCn6
Were Any Of These Purchases For New Technology Assoc. w/ New Products/Services?
_2017_ASCn7
Percent Spent On Upgrades/Acquisition Assoc. w/ New Products/Services?
_2017_n5c
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Equipment In Year Prior To Last FY
_2017_n5d
Total Annual Expenditure On Land And Buildings In Year Prior To Last FY
_2017_ASCk8
Which Bank Provided The Most Recent Line Of Credit Or Loan?
_2017_ASCk8x
Other (Specify)
_2017_ASCk9
Was The Loan Granted As Part Of A Government-Supported Program?
_2017_ASCk17
Consider Completing Application Steps For A Loan Or Line Of Credit Online?
_2017_ASCk18
Was The Application Completed Partially Or Entirely Online?
_2017_ASCk19
What Was The Main Reason For Not Completing The Application Online?
_2017_ASCk22
Lease Any Fixed Assets, Such As Machinery, Vehicles, Equipment, Land, Buildings?
_2017_ASCj16
Currently Belong To An Industry Organization Or Business Association?
_2017_ASCj17
Which Describes The Main Industry Organization Or Business Association
_2017_ASCj18
Make Regular Financial Contributions To This Association?
_2017_ASCj19
Senior Management Regularly Spend Time Interacting With This Association?
_2017_ASCj20a
Please Indicate If This Association: Provides Information On Market Trends
_2017_ASCj20b
Please Indicate If This Association: Provides Information On Laws
_2017_ASCj20c
Please Indicate If This Association: Offers Networking Opportunities
_2017_ASCj20d
Please Indicate If This Association: Engage In Lobbying
_2017_n2p
Total Cost Of Sales In Last FY
_2017_ASCn9
In Percentage Terms, How Much Did The Cost Of Sales Change?
_2017_a15a1ax
Main Respondent Position In The Firm
_2017_a15a2a
Main Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
_2017_a15a3
Main Respondent's Gender
_2017_a15a1bx
Second Respondent Position In The Firm
_2017_a15a2b
Second Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
_2017_a15b3
Second Respondent's Gender
_2017_a15a1cx
Third Respondent Position In The Firm
_2017_a15a2c
Third Respondent Years Working In The Firm:
_2017_a15c3
Third Respondent's Gender
_2017_stratificationregioncode
stratification region code
_2017_stratificationsizecode
stratification size code
_2017_stratificationsectorcode
stratification sector code
_2017_stratificationpanelcode
panel code
_2010_a11a
How Many Establishments Are Included In The Financial Statements?
_2010_JRb1
Are you the founder or one of the founders of this establishment?
_2010_JRb2
Prior to starting this establishment’s business, what was your previous oc
_2010_JRb3
When you left prior establishment , No. of full-time employees of establishment
_2010_JRb4
Was your prior establishment formally registered?
_2010_JRb5
Establishment started due to lack of better employment opportunities
_2010_JRb6
which best describes the idea that motivated this establishment’s business?
_2010_JRb7
No. of full-time employees at start-up that were family members of the founder
_2010_JRb8
Most important factor that motivated decision to register
_2010_c28
Cell phones used in operations of the establishment
_2010_c29
Financing Source For The Cell Phones Used For Operation Of The Establishment
_2010_JRd2
In fiscal year 2009, % of establishment’s total annual sales paid in cash?
_2010_LACe2
FY09, % of sales new/significantly improved products (introduced last 3 yrs)?
_2010_LACe5
Last 3 yrs: new/significantly improved processes also new to your industry?
_2010_LACe9
Last 3 yrs:cooperate on innovation w/other enterprises/science&tech institutions
_2010_LACe10
Last 3 yrs: receive any public support for innovation-related activities?
_2010_e7a
Does The Establishment Have Any Patents Abroad?
_2010_e7b
Does The Establishment Have Any Patents Registered In (Insert Name Of Country)?
_2010_LACe8a
FY09 establishment spent on purchases of licenses to use intellectual property?
_2010_LACe8c
Last 3 yrs: filed for patent/trademark/copyright for product/process innovations
_2010_LACk4a
FY09 % of purch. of machinery/vehicles/equip used for product&process innovation
_2010_LACp1
Last 3 yrs: services to improve qlty control/training to obtain qlty certifictn
_2010_LACp2
How were these services and programs financed?
_2010_LACp3
Next 3yrs:foresee using services improving qlty control/training for qlty certif
_2010_LACp4
Last 3 yrs: use any services to make bus. alliances w/other suppliers/clients?
_2010_LACp5
How were these services and programs financed?
_2010_LACp6
Next 3yrs foresee using services to make bus alliances w/other suppliers/clients
_2010_LACp7
Last 3 yrs: did this establishment use any services to support innovation?
_2010_LACp8
How were these services and programs financed?
_2010_LACp9
Next 3 yrs: foresee using any services to support innovation?
_2010_LACp10
Last 3 yrs: did this establishment use any services to promote exports?
_2010_LACp11
How were these services and programs financed?
_2010_LACp12
Next 3 yrs: foresee using any services or programs to promote exports?
_2010_LACp13
Last 3 yrs: use programs/tech assist/training on IT/mgmt/accnting/other
_2010_LACp14
How were these programs financed?
_2010_LACp15
Next 3yrs:foresee using programs/tech assist/training on IT/mgmt/accnting/other
_2010_LACp16a
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Increased no. of goods/services offered
_2010_LACp16b
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Opened new foreign markets
_2010_LACp16c
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Increased sales in domestic market
_2010_LACp16d
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Improved quality of goods or services
_2010_LACp16e
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Reduced unit production costs
_2010_LACp16f
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Reduced energy consumption
_2010_LACp16g
Impact of services used in last 3 yrs: Obtained quality or export certification
_2010_l9a
Average Years Of Education For Typical Production Worker
_2010_LACl9c
% of full time permanent workers w/at least a bachelor degree at end of FY09
_2010_LACl10a
Does this establishment currently have any unfilled vacancies?
_2010_LACl10b
How many unfilled vacancies does this establishment currently have?
_2010_LACl10c
Have any of these unfilled vacancies being vacant for more than four months?
_2010_LACl10d
Most difficult skill to find when filling vacancies
_2010_LACl10e
Next 12 months: no. of unfilled vacancies this establishment expects to have?
_2010_LACl12
FY09 Training programs: offered ext. training partially/fully funded by govt
_2010_LACl13
FY09 Training programs partially/fully funded by govt: av. hours spent in FY09
_2010_LACl14
FY09 Training prgrms:offered ext. training partially/fully funded by establshmnt
_2010_LACl15
FY09Training programs partially/fullyfunded by estblshmnt: av. hrs spent in FY09
_2010_LACl16
FY09 Training Programs: any internal training programs offered?
_2010_LACl17
FY09 internal training programs: av. hrs spent in FY09
_2010_LACl18
Main reason why this establishment did not run any training programs in FY09
_2010_LACl19
Estimate which of the following categories requires the most to be trained?
_2010_n2j
Other Cost Of Production
_2006_Lb6a1
Borrowed from private commercial banks
_2006_Lb6a2
Borrowed from state-owned banks and/or government agency
_2006_Lb8a1
ISO 9001
_2006_Lb8a2
QS 9000
_2006_Lb8a3
ISO/TS 16949
_2006_c24a
Is the Internet connection used to:Communicate with clients and suppliers
_2006_c25
Did this establishment experience unavailability of Internet connection?
_2006_c26
How many times have you experienced unavailability of Internet connection?
_2006_c27
On average how long did the unavailability of an Internet connection last?
_2006_c28
Concerns of internet security affect volume and/or nature of internet purchase
_2006_d1b1x
Second main product: second largest proportion of annual sales: Description
_2006_d1b2
Second main product: second largest proportion of annual sales: Code
_2006_d1b3
Second main product: largest proportion of annual sales: % of total revenue
_2006_d5
Longest number of days to clear customs when exporting directly
_2006_Ld8
Percent of subcontracted sales to other companies or persons
_2006_d9
Who was the principal buyer for this establishment’s output?
_2006_Ld11
Percent of material inputs and/or supplies purchased to small companies
_2006_d15
Longest number of days to clear customs when importing
_2006_c1
Use its own transport to make shipments to its customers?
_2006_c2
Percent shipped with own transport
_2006_Lt3
Did this establishment transport the main product using third party providers?
_2006_Lt4ax
Main destination of main product: city
_2006_Lt4bx
Main destination of main product: country
_2006_Lt4c
The country of destination is different to the establishment's country
_2006_Lt5x
What is the name of the main point of exit of the main product?
_2006_Lt6
Type of transport used to ship the main product to the main destination
_2006_Lt6x
Others
_2006_Lt7a
Size of the last shipment of main product
_2006_Lt7b
Unit of measurement for the Size of the last shipment of main product
_2006_Lt7bx
Others
_2006_Lt8
Cost of last main product shipment to main destination
_2006_Lt9
Value of last main product shipment to main destination
_2006_Lt10
What is included in this value?
_2006_Lt11
Time of transport of main product to main destination
_2006_e5a
How important it is the pressure from domestic competitors on production costs
_2006_e5b
How important it is the pessure from foreign competitors on production costs
_2006_Le8b
Investment in R&D within the establishment
_2006_Le8c
Investment in R&D contracting a third party
_2006_e9a
Pressure from domestic competitors over prices of existing products?
_2006_e9b
Pressure from foreign competitors over prices of existing products?
_2006_e10a
Pressure from domestic competitors in presenting new lines of products?
_2006_e10b
Pressure from foreign competitors in presenting new lines of products?
_2006_Lg1a
Does this establishment have any of the following policies related with CSR?
_2006_Lg1b
How being socially responsible affects the establishment' competitiveness
_2006_Lg1c1
Does this establishment have an energy use optimization program?
_2006_Lg1c2
Does this establishment have a water use optimization program?
_2006_Lg1c3
Does this establishment have a recycling program?
_2006_Lg1d
Use any standardized water and air pollution control system?
_2006_Lg1e
Does this establishment have any community support program ?
_2006_Lg1f
Receive pressure to be socially/ environmentally responsible?
Total: 676
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