Business Confidence Indicators Results by size of the establishment Business Environment. Impact of the evolution of the following components Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) Total establishments 1. Macroeconomic environment: Favourable 1. Macroeconomic environment: No variation 1. Macroeconomic environment: Unfavourable 2. Economic regulation: Favourable 2. Economic regulation: No variation 2. Economic regulation: Unfavourable 3. Efficiency of the job market: Favourable 3. Efficiency of the job market: No variation 3. Efficiency of the job market: Unfavourable 4. Taxation: Favourable 4. Taxation: No variation 4. Taxation: Unfavourable 5. Default: Favourable 5. Default: No variation 5. Default: Unfavourable 6. Infrastructures: Favourable 6. Infrastructures: No variation 6. Infrastructures: Unfavourable 7. Legal costs: Favourable 7. Legal costs: No variation 7. Legal costs: Unfavourable 8. Input costs: Favourable 8. Input costs: No variation 8. Input costs: Unfavourable 9. Insufficient equipment: Favourable 9. Insufficient equipment: No variation 9. Insufficient equipment: Unfavourable 10. Adaptation of human capital: Favourable 10. Adaptation of human capital: No variation 10. Adaptation of human capital: Unfavourable 11. Product demand: Favourable 11. Product demand: No variation 11. Product demand: Unfavourable 12. Availability of financing: Favourable 12. Availability of financing: No variation 12. Availability of financing: Unfavourable National total 2019 5,533 6.49 62.68 30.83 3.20 69.31 27.49 6.76 75.85 17.39 2.37 73.32 24.31 4.12 73.50 22.37 6.13 85.32 8.55 0.98 88.88 10.14 1.74 83.05 15.22 2.06 90.42 7.52 9.24 78.55 12.22 13.81 63.15 23.04 9.89 74.86 15.25 2018 6,157 10.64 65.32 24.04 4.35 72.97 22.67 7.07 78.28 14.65 2.55 72.13 25.32 4.60 73.93 21.47 5.62 85.80 8.58 0.99 87.48 11.53 1.92 81.78 16.31 2.03 90.73 7.24 9.32 80.25 10.43 16.42 62.42 21.16 11.26 75.07 13.68 2017 6,473 16.27 63.08 20.66 5.61 74.74 19.65 8.11 80.81 11.08 2.50 73.03 24.47 6.32 70.74 22.94 5.98 85.88 8.14 0.91 86.76 12.33 2.01 83.47 14.52 1.92 90.81 7.28 9.36 81.46 9.18 18.11 61.36 20.53 11.77 73.64 14.58 2016 6,229 12.39 60.38 27.23 4.46 69.80 25.73 7.38 79.24 13.37 2.41 66.67 30.92 5.52 67.52 26.95 5.38 85.52 9.10 1.22 84.88 13.90 2.79 82.15 15.06 1.62 90.75 7.63 9.09 82.21 8.70 15.25 59.21 25.54 10.34 71.34 18.32 2015 6,196 14.41 57.59 28.00 5.55 68.83 25.61 7.52 79.42 13.06 3.41 69.90 26.69 6.46 62.81 30.73 5.37 86.31 8.31 1.10 82.92 15.98 3.63 82.02 14.35 2.07 90.03 7.91 8.78 83.57 7.65 16.30 55.46 28.24 11.60 66.91 21.48 2014 5,890 6.62 50.80 42.58 3.33 58.57 38.10 6.45 76.06 17.49 1.70 60.25 38.05 3.36 54.58 42.05 3.46 85.50 11.04 0.53 76.69 22.78 2.94 78.37 18.69 1.66 89.42 8.91 8.85 82.24 8.91 11.22 50.32 38.46 8.46 59.97 31.58 2013 5,544 2.47 38.58 58.95 1.61 46.75 51.64 5.72 70.85 23.43 0.96 51.42 47.62 1.66 44.61 53.73 2.83 83.28 13.89 0.61 72.82 26.57 2.07 74.08 23.85 1.75 88.17 10.08 8.19 81.33 10.48 7.07 43.09 49.84 3.43 51.61 44.97 Fewer than 10 wage earners 2019 2,151 4.42 62.95 32.64 2.42 65.32 32.26 3.77 77.27 18.97 1.49 65.74 32.78 3.11 71.97 24.92 4.18 85.03 10.79 0.79 87.91 11.30 0.79 84.29 14.92 2.00 88.42 9.58 5.30 83.03 11.67 9.67 63.92 26.41 6.93 73.50 19.57 2018 2,527 8.03 65.53 26.43 3.40 69.13 27.46 4.83 78.35 16.82 2.14 64.94 32.92 4.39 71.27 24.34 4.35 85.00 10.65 0.95 86.23 12.82 1.42 82.35 16.22 2.10 89.67 8.23 6.57 83.66 9.77 13.49 62.13 24.38 9.22 74.32 16.46 2017 2,756 11.76 66.07 22.17 5.12 71.88 23.00 5.73 80.73 13.53 1.67 68.00 30.33 5.73 69.19 25.07 4.14 86.25 9.62 0.91 85.78 13.32 1.45 84.91 13.64 1.78 89.91 8.31 5.73 84.94 9.33 13.17 62.63 24.20 9.65 72.57 17.78 2016 2,614 8.30 60.98 30.72 3.33 65.34 31.33 4.78 78.12 17.10 1.53 60.90 37.57 4.36 66.11 29.53 3.83 84.62 11.55 0.88 83.51 15.61 1.22 82.48 16.30 1.61 89.21 9.18 5.93 84.97 9.10 10.75 60.37 28.88 6.96 70.66 22.38 2015 2,657 9.71 59.84 30.45 4.70 64.66 30.64 5.08 78.21 16.71 2.86 63.23 33.91 4.97 63.30 31.73 4.14 86.04 9.82 0.98 83.06 15.96 1.99 83.59 14.41 2.33 88.41 9.26 5.95 86.00 8.05 11.55 57.62 30.82 7.94 67.44 24.61 2014 2,541 4.68 51.99 43.33 2.44 54.58 42.98 4.13 73.79 22.08 1.46 52.77 45.77 2.56 54.43 43.01 2.91 83.98 13.11 0.47 77.65 21.88 1.61 78.75 19.64 1.93 87.09 10.98 5.75 83.67 10.59 7.67 50.73 41.60 4.96 58.64 36.40 2013 2,354 1.78 41.08 57.14 1.49 42.78 55.73 3.23 68.78 27.99 0.85 43.84 55.31 1.66 46.86 51.49 2.46 83.35 14.19 0.55 72.56 26.89 1.40 75.45 23.15 1.74 86.19 12.06 5.14 82.71 12.15 4.89 43.50 51.61 2.34 48.43 49.24 10 to 49 wage earners 2019 1,351 7.77 60.47 31.75 2.59 70.10 27.31 6.81 73.28 19.91 1.63 74.02 24.35 4.66 71.87 23.46 5.85 86.16 7.99 1.11 88.38 10.51 1.85 81.64 16.51 2.07 90.45 7.48 10.81 74.83 14.36 15.77 60.25 23.98 13.40 72.17 14.43 2018 1,490 11.61 63.22 25.17 5.70 73.29 21.01 8.39 77.38 14.23 2.15 75.03 22.82 4.56 73.22 22.21 6.85 86.31 6.85 1.54 86.98 11.48 1.74 81.74 16.51 2.15 90.81 7.05 10.60 77.38 12.01 19.13 60.60 20.27 12.95 73.56 13.49 2017 1,541 17.20 62.43 20.38 5.39 74.56 20.05 8.57 80.86 10.58 2.47 74.24 23.30 6.49 69.11 24.40 6.81 86.05 7.14 0.97 85.40 13.63 2.08 82.54 15.38 2.21 90.20 7.59 11.81 77.94 10.25 21.09 59.64 19.27 14.60 71.06 14.34 2016 1,497 14.63 60.79 24.58 5.74 70.21 24.05 9.15 77.96 12.89 2.40 67.80 29.79 6.55 65.40 28.06 5.81 86.71 7.48 1.00 85.10 13.89 2.20 83.37 14.43 1.80 90.98 7.21 11.16 79.43 9.42 18.64 56.45 24.92 13.89 67.87 18.24 2015 1,473 17.24 56.01 26.75 6.79 69.52 23.69 8.83 78.62 12.56 3.94 71.49 24.58 7.33 58.52 34.15 5.36 86.08 8.55 1.22 80.18 18.60 4.01 80.52 15.48 1.70 90.16 8.15 10.32 80.86 8.83 21.45 50.10 28.45 14.32 62.46 23.22 2014 1,447 7.26 50.93 41.81 4.01 59.23 36.77 6.63 76.50 16.86 1.94 61.44 36.63 2.90 53.84 43.26 3.25 86.87 9.88 0.41 74.43 25.16 2.07 78.71 19.21 1.45 89.15 9.40 10.16 80.79 9.05 13.27 48.58 38.15 9.95 56.60 33.45 2013 1,388 2.38 35.59 62.03 1.73 44.38 53.89 4.97 71.69 23.34 1.01 52.09 46.90 1.30 40.49 58.21 2.59 82.20 15.20 0.58 70.53 28.89 1.59 72.19 26.22 1.80 87.90 10.30 9.37 79.39 11.24 7.06 42.15 50.79 3.53 48.70 47.77 50 to 199 wage earners 2019 874 6.64 63.27 30.09 4.23 70.94 24.83 9.15 73.23 17.62 2.86 78.83 18.31 3.32 74.37 22.31 8.47 83.18 8.35 1.72 89.24 9.04 2.86 79.18 17.96 2.86 90.85 6.29 10.98 75.17 13.84 17.16 62.13 20.71 12.36 74.71 12.93 2018 960 13.65 65.52 20.83 4.58 75.31 20.10 8.23 76.77 15.00 2.81 78.13 19.06 5.52 73.65 20.83 6.35 84.58 9.06 0.94 88.44 10.63 1.98 80.83 17.19 2.40 90.73 6.88 12.81 74.17 13.02 20.10 60.73 19.17 13.75 72.81 13.44 2017 1,012 20.26 61.46 18.28 7.21 78.16 14.62 9.39 81.42 9.19 2.96 78.46 18.58 7.11 72.43 20.45 7.11 85.57 7.31 1.38 87.65 10.97 2.37 81.23 16.40 2.27 91.21 6.52 11.86 78.95 9.19 21.05 59.98 18.97 13.14 74.31 12.55 2016 991 15.44 59.84 24.72 4.84 73.66 21.49 8.38 81.33 10.29 2.52 72.45 25.03 6.26 69.63 24.12 5.95 86.58 7.47 1.41 87.08 11.50 4.04 82.24 13.72 1.11 92.33 6.56 10.49 80.42 9.08 18.37 58.53 23.11 12.11 72.65 15.24 2015 985 20.00 55.53 24.47 6.50 72.89 20.61 9.44 82.34 8.22 3.55 77.16 19.29 7.31 64.87 27.82 7.21 86.50 6.29 0.71 85.79 13.50 4.37 81.02 14.62 1.62 91.98 6.40 11.68 81.73 6.60 19.80 54.31 25.89 15.33 67.21 17.46 2014 946 7.40 51.90 40.70 4.44 63.74 31.82 9.09 77.27 13.64 1.59 69.03 29.39 5.39 52.85 41.75 4.12 86.68 9.20 0.85 76.85 22.30 3.81 77.80 18.39 1.27 92.81 5.92 11.63 80.66 7.72 13.53 50.63 35.84 10.89 60.04 29.07 2013 893 3.58 38.41 58.01 2.13 51.40 46.47 8.51 71.00 20.49 1.01 57.00 41.99 1.90 43.78 54.31 3.25 82.75 14.00 0.56 74.02 25.42 3.14 72.00 24.86 1.46 90.15 8.40 10.08 80.52 9.41 10.08 41.32 48.60 4.37 53.08 42.55 200 to 999 wage earners 2019 677 7.09 64.70 28.21 3.99 74.45 21.57 9.31 76.37 14.33 2.95 81.83 15.21 3.99 76.66 19.35 6.06 88.04 5.91 0.44 90.25 9.31 3.10 83.16 13.74 1.62 92.32 6.06 12.11 75.63 12.26 17.13 64.25 18.61 8.57 80.35 11.08 2018 730 10.96 67.67 21.37 3.70 77.95 18.36 7.40 80.41 12.19 2.05 78.63 19.32 3.56 80.96 15.48 4.66 89.18 6.16 0.55 90.00 9.45 2.60 79.04 18.36 1.10 91.78 7.12 8.77 82.33 8.90 15.34 65.62 19.04 10.96 80.68 8.36 2017 745 22.28 58.52 19.19 4.43 79.87 15.70 10.34 80.94 8.72 2.42 79.33 18.26 5.50 77.18 17.32 5.50 87.52 6.98 0.54 88.99 10.47 2.82 81.88 15.30 1.61 91.95 6.44 11.14 80.94 7.92 23.76 60.94 15.30 12.08 78.39 9.53 2016 747 14.59 61.98 23.43 4.15 77.51 18.34 9.10 81.39 9.50 3.21 74.70 22.09 5.35 74.70 19.95 5.62 87.42 6.96 1.20 86.35 12.45 6.56 78.05 15.39 2.01 92.37 5.62 10.84 82.06 7.10 17.40 62.12 20.48 11.24 77.91 10.84 2015 734 15.12 59.13 25.75 3.68 76.29 20.03 8.99 81.06 9.95 3.00 77.52 19.48 6.81 66.35 26.84 4.36 90.19 5.45 0.95 84.47 14.58 5.99 80.25 13.76 2.18 91.42 6.40 9.81 84.33 5.86 17.85 58.31 23.84 12.67 72.75 14.58 2014 675 9.48 48.30 42.22 2.96 64.30 32.74 10.07 78.96 10.96 1.93 70.22 27.85 4.74 58.22 37.04 3.41 89.04 7.56 0.74 76.74 22.52 6.67 76.74 16.59 2.22 92.30 5.48 12.30 82.52 5.19 14.52 52.74 32.74 13.04 69.78 17.19 2013 668 2.84 38.47 58.68 1.20 56.74 42.07 9.73 74.25 16.02 1.20 63.17 35.63 2.54 45.36 52.10 4.04 85.93 10.03 0.75 74.40 24.85 4.04 72.90 23.05 2.54 90.42 7.04 12.72 80.54 6.74 10.33 44.91 44.76 4.79 62.87 32.34 More than 1000 wage earners 2019 480 11.04 63.75 25.21 5.42 74.79 19.79 12.08 80.83 7.08 6.67 83.33 10.00 8.75 78.96 12.29 11.46 84.38 4.17 0.83 92.08 7.08 1.67 88.33 10.00 1.46 95.83 2.71 15.21 79.17 5.63 16.04 68.13 15.83 10.63 81.04 8.33 2018 450 15.11 66.89 18.00 5.78 80.44 13.78 12.22 80.67 7.11 6.44 79.56 14.00 5.56 80.44 14.00 8.67 85.78 5.56 0.22 90.00 9.78 4.00 85.11 10.89 2.00 94.67 3.33 14.00 80.22 5.78 17.78 68.44 13.78 12.22 80.00 7.78 2017 419 22.20 57.76 20.05 7.88 76.85 15.27 15.04 79.47 5.49 7.16 77.33 15.51 9.07 71.36 19.57 13.13 80.67 6.21 0.24 92.12 7.64 3.10 85.68 11.22 1.43 95.94 2.63 15.04 78.52 6.44 22.43 63.48 14.08 11.46 80.19 8.35 2016 380 19.47 52.89 27.63 6.84 73.68 19.47 12.37 82.37 5.26 6.58 71.05 22.37 7.89 66.05 26.05 12.37 80.53 7.11 3.95 84.74 11.32 5.26 82.89 11.84 1.58 93.16 5.26 15.53 79.21 5.26 20.53 58.16 21.32 13.16 73.42 13.42 2015 347 21.04 49.57 29.39 8.07 70.61 21.33 12.10 80.40 7.49 5.76 77.52 16.71 10.95 63.98 25.07 11.82 80.69 7.49 2.88 82.13 14.99 7.49 83.00 9.51 2.59 93.37 4.03 13.54 80.12 6.34 17.58 58.79 23.63 15.27 68.59 16.14 2014 281 11.39 41.64 46.98 4.98 60.14 34.88 8.90 83.27 7.83 2.49 68.33 29.18 2.85 56.94 40.21 7.47 79.72 12.81 .. 79.00 21.00 7.47 79.00 13.52 0.36 93.59 6.05 12.46 81.49 6.05 17.08 48.75 34.16 13.17 65.48 21.35 2013 241 4.56 32.37 63.07 1.24 54.36 44.40 12.86 76.35 10.79 0.83 68.46 30.71 0.41 47.30 52.28 2.90 83.40 13.69 1.24 79.67 19.09 2.07 82.57 15.35 0.41 95.44 4.15 11.62 84.23 4.15 8.30 46.06 45.64 6.22 62.66 31.12 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute