According to a 2024 survey by United Nations, 177 countries enabled their citizens to register a business via the national website. A further 173 UN member states allowed citizens to apply for a business license online. Applying for government vacancies was possible in 168 of the surveyed countries.
Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024
Characteristic
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
Register a business
60
97
152
162
177
177
Apply for business license
-
-
103
151
167
173
Apply for government vacancies online
-
-
132
156
160
168
Pay for utilities (gas, electricity)
41
104
140
145
149
162
Apply for birth certificate
44
55
83
149
156
161
File company/business taxes online
-
-
-
-
153
157
Apply for personal identity card
27
31
59
135
150
154
Apply for building permit
-
-
55
136
145
152
Apply for driver's license
29
38
59
144
146
152
Apply for marriage certificate
39
53
78
146
149
152
Submit income taxes
73
114
139
143
151
152
Apply for death certificate
-
-
74
147
152
151
Pay for utilities (water)
-
-
-
120
136
151
Apply for land title registration
-
-
67
132
139
147
Submit Value Added Tax
-
-
116
130
142
147
Apply online for disability compensation benefits
-
-
-
-
-
143
Apply for environmental permits
-
-
74
131
133
139
Apply online for child benefits
-
-
-
-
-
129
Apply online for maternal or newborn benefits
-
-
-
-
-
128
Apply or file for unemployment benefits
-
-
-
-
-
113
Apply for visa
-
-
99
95
97
108
Declare to police
-
-
84
90
92
105
Apply online for retrenchment or severance benefits
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United Nations. (September 17, 2024). Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/
United Nations. "Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024." Chart. September 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/
United Nations. (2024). Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/
United Nations. "Transactional Online Services Offered by National Websites Worldwide from 2014 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/
United Nations, Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Transactional online services offered by national websites worldwide from 2014 to 2024 [Graph], United Nations, September 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421610/global-transactional-government-website-services/
