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Number of countries: 3

Government > Trademarks, residents (per capita)

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 96

Government > Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)

Government > Total businesses registered > number (per capita)

Definition: Total businesses registered. Because of underreporting of firms that have closed or exited, especially in developing countries, the data on total registered firms may be biased upward. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 71

Government > Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)

Definition: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 171

Government > Procedures to register property > number (per capita)

Definition: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 167

Government > Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)

Definition: Number of procedures to enforce a contract are the number of independent actions, mandated by law or courts, that demand interaction between the parties of a contract or between them and the judge or court officer. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 170

Government > Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)

Definition: Number of procedures to build a warehouse is the number of interactions of a company's employees or managers with external parties, including government agency staff, public inspectors, notaries, land registry and cadastre staff, and technical experts apart from architects and engineers. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 168

Government > General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 169

Government > General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 145