Ecuador - Enterprise Survey 2017

The survey was conducted in Ecuador between March and October of 2017 as part of Enterprise Surveys project, an initiative of the World Bank. Data from 361 establishments was analyzed. The objective of the survey is to gain an understanding of what firms experience in the private sector. Through interviews with firms in the manufacturing and services sectors, the survey assesses the constraints to private sector growth and creates statistically significant business environment indicators that are comparable across countries The standard Enterprise Survey topics include firm characteristics, gender participation, access to finance, annual sales, costs of inputs and labor, workforce composition, bribery, licensing, infrastructure, trade, crime, competition, capacity utilization, land and permits, taxation, informality, business-government relations, innovation and technology, and performance measures. Over 90 percent of the questions objectively ascertain characteristics of a country's business environment. The remaining questions assess the survey respondents' opinions on what are the obstacles to firm growth and performance.

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Last Updated May 21, 2020, 11:40 (UTC)
Created March 16, 2020, 13:17 (UTC)
Release Year 2018-02-15 20:22:49