Business Confidence Indicators Results by size of the establishment Business Environment. Current importance of the following components in growth capacity Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) Total establishments 1. Macroeconomic environment: Great 1. Macroeconomic environment: Medium 1. Macroeconomic environment: Little 2. Economic regulation: Great 2. Economic regulation: Medium 2. Economic regulation: Little 3. Efficiency of the job market: Great 3. Efficiency of the job market: Medium 3. Efficiency of the job market: Little 4. Taxation: Great 4. Taxation: Medium 4. Taxation: Little 5. Default: Great 5. Default: Medium 5. Default: Little 6. Infrastructures: Great 6. Infrastructures: Medium 6. Infrastructures: Little 7. Legal costs: Great 7. Legal costs: Medium 7. Legal costs: Little 8. Input costs: Great 8. Input costs: Medium 8. Input costs: Little 9. Insufficient equipment: Great 9. Insufficient equipment: Medium 9. Insufficient equipment: Little 10. Adaptation of human capital: Great 10. Adaptation of human capital: Medium 10. Adaptation of human capital: Little 11. Product demand: Great 11. Product demand: Medium 11. Product demand: Little 12. Availability of financing: Great 12. Availability of financing: Medium 12. Availability of financing: Little National total 2019 5,533 39.09 46.58 14.33 36.87 50.08 13.05 29.73 54.64 15.63 32.21 53.55 14.24 29.48 46.18 24.34 16.50 59.37 24.13 7.92 48.55 43.54 19.61 56.23 24.16 13.81 57.55 28.65 28.45 54.40 17.15 50.88 38.77 10.36 26.44 51.20 22.36 2018 6,157 36.41 49.23 14.36 33.21 53.52 13.27 27.37 57.28 15.35 31.44 54.33 14.23 29.33 46.00 24.67 15.46 59.83 24.70 7.89 50.28 41.82 20.35 57.07 22.58 13.87 57.66 28.47 26.99 55.09 17.91 51.06 38.83 10.10 26.94 52.17 20.89 2017 6,473 37.23 47.60 15.17 30.97 54.27 14.75 25.92 57.19 16.89 31.18 53.85 14.97 30.43 45.39 24.18 15.68 59.45 24.87 8.48 49.61 41.91 18.74 57.69 23.57 13.07 58.83 28.10 25.81 55.89 18.29 50.97 39.05 9.98 28.32 51.34 20.35 2016 6,229 38.56 45.80 15.64 34.76 51.44 13.81 25.12 56.65 18.22 35.03 50.18 14.79 32.62 43.39 23.98 14.63 58.28 27.10 8.20 47.58 44.21 19.33 55.74 24.93 12.46 57.18 30.36 23.76 55.26 20.98 53.49 35.40 11.11 30.26 47.74 21.99 2015 6,196 40.49 43.45 16.06 33.91 51.92 14.17 25.66 56.28 18.06 33.33 51.24 15.43 36.36 41.16 22.48 14.90 58.62 26.48 9.18 48.34 42.48 19.95 54.92 25.13 13.04 56.79 30.16 22.66 55.73 21.61 54.81 34.76 10.43 33.34 46.79 19.87 2014 5,890 43.68 40.58 15.74 38.57 47.23 14.19 26.74 54.57 18.69 39.00 46.89 14.11 42.67 37.05 20.29 14.65 57.18 28.17 11.92 45.72 42.36 22.04 53.19 24.77 12.31 54.97 32.72 22.68 53.53 23.79 58.49 31.19 10.32 38.57 42.50 18.93 2013 5,544 49.69 35.12 15.19 44.46 41.63 13.91 28.37 51.57 20.06 42.14 43.25 14.61 49.62 31.46 18.92 14.66 55.81 29.53 13.28 44.08 42.64 22.15 50.74 27.11 12.66 52.56 34.78 21.57 53.39 25.04 60.82 27.67 11.51 45.53 35.88 18.60 Fewer than 10 wage earners 2019 2,151 31.71 47.88 20.41 33.98 48.40 17.62 23.01 54.58 22.41 36.40 47.51 16.09 28.78 43.61 27.62 13.20 58.58 28.22 8.97 46.72 44.30 13.81 56.67 29.52 12.27 55.83 31.89 19.99 54.86 25.15 44.54 40.63 14.83 24.69 49.60 25.71 2018 2,527 30.39 49.23 20.38 31.14 51.40 17.45 21.33 57.62 21.05 35.18 49.31 15.51 28.02 44.91 27.07 12.47 60.23 27.31 8.31 49.35 42.34 14.17 56.67 29.17 11.28 57.18 31.54 19.43 55.44 25.13 44.28 41.71 14.01 25.01 52.35 22.64 2017 2,756 30.52 48.88 20.61 28.99 52.36 18.65 21.34 56.49 22.17 34.18 49.60 16.22 29.46 44.09 26.45 13.03 59.07 27.90 9.03 48.66 42.31 13.13 56.82 30.04 11.28 58.35 30.37 19.52 56.17 24.31 44.12 41.94 13.93 26.20 51.20 22.61 2016 2,614 32.40 45.79 21.81 33.70 48.62 17.67 21.00 56.20 22.80 39.29 44.64 16.07 31.52 41.35 27.12 12.01 57.23 30.76 9.07 48.13 42.81 13.81 55.85 30.34 10.41 55.97 33.63 17.06 56.04 26.89 47.13 38.29 14.58 27.93 47.44 24.64 2015 2,657 33.87 43.85 22.28 32.59 49.34 18.07 22.32 54.87 22.81 37.07 46.22 16.71 33.50 41.55 24.95 11.93 58.49 29.58 10.31 46.78 42.91 14.11 55.55 30.33 11.63 56.08 32.29 16.64 55.14 28.23 47.65 38.16 14.19 29.54 47.57 22.88 2014 2,541 36.52 39.87 23.61 37.07 43.13 19.80 23.61 51.63 24.75 42.74 40.97 16.29 39.00 36.13 24.87 12.55 55.96 31.48 12.63 43.33 44.04 16.96 52.38 30.66 11.22 53.33 35.46 16.65 52.74 30.62 50.92 34.28 14.80 35.22 41.20 23.57 2013 2,354 42.23 36.15 21.62 42.52 39.85 17.63 25.11 49.87 25.02 46.64 37.55 15.80 45.84 31.01 23.15 12.53 54.80 32.67 15.25 41.97 42.78 18.01 49.79 32.20 12.06 51.61 36.32 17.67 51.91 30.42 54.21 29.78 16.02 42.82 33.52 23.66 10 to 49 wage earners 2019 1,351 41.45 46.26 12.29 38.42 50.41 11.18 33.75 53.66 12.58 35.83 51.67 12.51 33.46 43.45 23.09 19.54 57.59 22.87 8.88 46.93 44.19 23.02 55.07 21.91 16.80 56.85 26.35 34.64 51.89 13.47 56.33 35.83 7.85 31.75 49.37 18.87 2018 1,490 38.93 48.66 12.42 35.17 53.36 11.48 30.54 55.91 13.56 33.29 53.56 13.15 34.16 42.55 23.29 17.79 58.72 23.49 8.52 48.32 43.15 21.41 57.85 20.74 15.84 57.11 27.05 31.68 53.49 14.83 56.44 35.77 7.79 31.28 49.73 18.99 2017 1,541 39.26 46.59 14.15 33.03 53.15 13.82 28.81 56.20 14.99 32.90 52.43 14.67 33.61 44.06 22.32 15.96 59.12 24.92 9.21 47.50 43.28 21.61 55.81 22.58 14.80 56.98 28.23 30.11 52.56 17.33 55.94 35.82 8.24 33.35 48.80 17.85 2016 1,497 40.55 45.76 13.69 36.14 51.30 12.56 27.32 54.91 17.77 37.88 48.83 13.29 37.74 40.21 22.04 16.50 56.45 27.05 8.22 44.82 46.96 19.44 55.24 25.32 14.09 55.44 30.46 27.99 53.11 18.90 59.65 30.86 9.49 36.14 43.62 20.24 2015 1,473 42.63 42.43 14.94 35.37 52.00 12.63 30.41 52.95 16.63 34.08 51.46 14.46 42.29 35.37 22.34 16.70 56.96 26.34 8.83 46.91 44.26 21.05 53.43 25.53 15.68 54.04 30.28 26.34 54.18 19.48 61.58 29.74 8.69 38.29 43.72 17.99 2014 1,447 44.99 42.43 12.58 39.60 50.17 10.23 27.71 55.84 16.45 39.88 48.17 11.96 48.17 34.62 17.21 15.62 57.22 27.16 10.92 48.03 41.05 21.56 53.28 25.16 12.92 55.15 31.93 25.43 53.97 20.59 64.13 27.78 8.09 44.09 40.43 15.48 2013 1,388 52.02 34.22 13.76 46.90 39.84 13.26 28.82 51.87 19.31 42.00 44.02 13.98 52.88 29.68 17.44 16.28 53.60 30.12 12.46 41.50 46.04 21.47 50.72 27.81 13.40 51.44 35.16 23.85 51.37 24.78 65.92 23.99 10.09 49.50 34.01 16.50 50 to 199 wage earners 2019 874 44.74 44.05 11.21 38.79 50.00 11.21 35.35 53.89 10.76 28.49 55.84 15.68 31.69 45.42 22.88 20.37 57.44 22.20 6.75 47.25 46.00 22.88 54.81 22.31 14.87 58.47 26.66 33.64 54.35 12.01 55.38 36.04 8.58 28.03 49.89 22.08 2018 960 41.56 47.50 10.94 34.27 54.58 11.15 34.58 55.21 10.21 29.17 55.42 15.42 31.15 44.58 24.27 19.06 57.19 23.75 7.29 49.58 43.13 26.88 55.21 17.92 16.98 56.15 26.88 35.94 52.40 11.67 58.02 34.48 7.50 29.06 50.00 20.94 2017 1,012 41.21 48.62 10.18 31.23 58.60 10.18 31.03 58.00 10.97 26.68 59.39 13.93 31.82 44.96 23.22 20.95 57.81 21.25 8.60 50.00 41.40 23.72 60.18 16.11 16.90 58.50 24.60 32.91 56.32 10.77 56.32 37.06 6.62 30.73 50.49 18.77 2016 991 42.89 45.01 12.11 34.71 53.38 11.91 31.08 54.79 14.13 29.77 55.20 15.04 31.89 45.51 22.60 16.75 60.14 23.11 6.86 47.43 45.71 24.42 56.00 19.58 15.44 58.12 26.44 31.38 54.29 14.33 58.32 33.30 8.38 30.58 50.66 18.77 2015 985 47.61 42.03 10.36 35.13 54.62 10.25 28.53 57.77 13.71 30.05 55.23 14.72 37.77 41.12 21.12 18.27 58.58 23.15 7.61 48.12 44.26 26.09 53.50 20.41 14.31 58.07 27.61 28.93 55.33 15.74 62.03 30.66 7.31 37.56 44.16 18.27 2014 946 49.26 41.44 9.30 39.01 50.21 10.78 29.49 58.03 12.47 35.52 52.11 12.37 44.61 39.11 16.28 15.43 61.42 23.15 10.57 49.47 39.96 26.96 55.71 17.34 12.79 58.67 28.54 28.65 55.71 15.64 64.48 29.18 6.34 39.85 45.98 14.16 2013 893 55.88 35.95 8.17 45.58 44.90 9.52 33.03 52.74 14.22 38.75 48.04 13.21 53.64 31.47 14.89 15.90 57.89 26.20 11.76 47.26 40.99 27.66 49.72 22.62 14.67 51.96 33.37 23.63 56.55 19.82 67.41 25.31 7.28 49.61 37.85 12.54 200 to 999 wage earners 2019 677 44.76 46.68 8.57 38.55 53.03 8.42 33.68 56.13 10.19 24.67 63.07 12.26 26.59 52.88 20.53 15.21 64.70 20.09 6.20 53.18 40.62 25.70 55.83 18.46 13.44 60.27 26.29 31.02 57.90 11.08 52.14 41.36 6.50 23.19 56.87 19.94 2018 730 39.59 52.74 7.67 34.11 56.30 9.59 29.73 59.18 11.10 24.93 63.29 11.78 24.52 53.97 21.51 15.48 63.42 21.10 6.85 54.79 38.36 28.08 55.89 16.03 13.42 62.19 24.38 27.40 59.86 12.74 52.74 40.68 6.58 23.84 56.85 19.32 2017 745 48.46 43.62 7.92 33.83 55.03 11.14 28.99 58.93 12.08 27.11 59.06 13.83 26.44 50.34 23.22 16.38 61.88 21.74 6.98 53.15 39.87 25.10 58.26 16.64 12.35 62.28 25.37 26.04 61.88 12.08 58.26 35.97 5.77 24.97 54.90 20.13 2016 747 43.51 49.53 6.96 34.40 57.16 8.43 24.90 63.32 11.78 25.97 61.85 12.18 28.51 50.74 20.75 13.65 63.72 22.62 7.63 51.94 40.43 28.65 54.62 16.73 11.38 63.86 24.77 24.50 59.44 16.06 54.75 38.02 7.23 25.57 53.55 20.88 2015 734 43.60 47.96 8.45 32.56 57.36 10.08 24.25 63.35 12.40 25.89 59.81 14.31 33.92 48.09 17.98 14.17 65.26 20.57 8.72 53.41 37.87 28.75 55.31 15.94 12.67 61.85 25.48 25.75 60.76 13.49 55.99 37.74 6.27 30.79 52.04 17.17 2014 675 52.59 40.44 6.96 38.96 51.26 9.78 30.37 57.33 12.30 31.70 54.52 13.78 42.22 39.56 18.22 16.59 56.74 26.67 12.44 43.56 44.00 33.04 51.56 15.41 13.19 56.30 30.52 27.26 53.93 18.81 65.19 28.74 6.07 35.41 47.56 17.04 2013 668 57.63 33.83 8.53 43.56 46.41 10.03 32.34 54.34 13.32 34.58 52.54 12.87 50.15 35.18 14.67 15.12 60.03 24.85 11.68 48.50 39.82 29.49 54.04 16.47 11.23 57.19 31.59 25.15 58.83 16.02 62.72 31.74 5.54 41.17 44.91 13.92 More than 1000 wage earners 2019 480 47.29 46.04 6.67 39.58 52.71 7.71 32.71 56.88 10.42 20.63 68.33 11.04 21.46 57.29 21.25 17.50 63.96 18.54 5.00 57.08 37.92 21.46 60.63 17.92 10.83 61.67 27.50 35.83 54.58 9.58 53.96 40.00 6.04 21.04 57.92 21.04 2018 450 45.78 49.11 5.11 34.67 59.11 6.22 31.56 61.33 7.11 19.78 68.22 12.00 24.67 53.56 21.78 16.89 61.11 22.00 6.44 56.22 37.33 25.11 62.67 12.22 16.00 58.00 26.00 34.22 56.44 9.33 53.78 39.11 7.11 24.00 56.22 19.78 2017 419 44.39 47.49 8.11 30.79 59.19 10.02 27.68 60.38 11.93 23.15 64.44 12.41 28.88 51.07 20.05 18.14 62.77 19.09 4.53 56.32 39.14 21.72 63.25 15.04 10.50 63.48 26.01 33.89 54.65 11.46 51.79 42.24 5.97 23.87 57.28 18.85 2016 380 52.11 40.79 7.11 37.37 55.00 7.63 29.74 58.42 11.84 26.05 57.63 16.32 30.00 50.00 20.00 21.58 57.11 21.32 6.84 46.58 46.58 25.26 58.42 16.32 14.47 56.84 28.68 31.84 52.63 15.53 57.89 33.68 8.42 31.58 47.11 21.32 2015 347 55.33 39.19 5.48 37.18 52.16 10.66 25.94 61.96 12.10 26.51 59.37 14.12 34.29 48.13 17.58 21.90 52.74 25.36 7.49 56.20 36.31 23.92 59.65 16.43 9.80 59.65 30.55 28.82 57.35 13.83 57.93 35.45 6.63 34.87 50.14 14.99 2014 281 61.57 34.88 3.56 44.48 49.47 6.05 32.03 56.23 11.74 29.89 58.01 12.10 41.99 44.84 13.17 21.35 54.80 23.84 13.88 48.04 38.08 27.40 55.52 17.08 15.30 53.38 31.32 32.03 50.18 17.79 61.57 33.45 4.98 43.77 40.93 15.30 2013 241 64.32 30.71 4.98 47.72 43.98 8.30 29.46 54.36 16.18 32.37 51.04 16.60 51.45 35.68 12.86 20.33 58.92 20.75 8.71 55.60 35.68 25.73 54.77 19.50 10.79 57.68 31.54 29.05 52.70 18.26 66.39 25.73 7.88 46.06 37.34 16.60 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute