DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.

90 Doing Business 2009BANGLADESH South Asia GNI per capita (US$) 470Ease of doing business (rank) 110 Low income Population (m) 158.6Starting a business (rank) 90 Registering property (rank) 175 Trading across borders (rank) 105Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 73 Time (days) 245 Time to export (days) 28Cost (% of income per capita) 25.7 Cost (% of property value) 10.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 970Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 59 Time to import (days) 32Dealing with construction permits (rank) 114 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,375Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 231 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.9 Enforcing contracts (rank) 178Cost (% of income per capita) 739.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 41Time (days) 1,442Employing workers (rank) 132 Protecting investors (rank) 18 Cost (% of claim) 63.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 106Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 35 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.7 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 104 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 23.2Paying taxes (rank) 90Payments (number per year) 21Time (hours per year) 302Total tax rate (% of profit) 39.5BELARUS Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 4,220Ease of doing business (rank) 85 Upper middle income Population (m) 9.7Starting a business (rank) 97 Registering property (rank) 14 Trading across borders (rank) 134Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 31 Time (days) 21 Time to export (days) 20Cost (% of income per capita) 7.8 Cost (% of property value) 0.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,772Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 12.4 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 109 Time to import (days) 26Dealing with construction permits (rank) 65 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,720Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 210 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 2.4 Enforcing contracts (rank) 14Cost (% of income per capita) 39.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 28Time (days) 225Employing workers (rank) 49 Protecting investors (rank) 104 Cost (% of claim) 23.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 71Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 8 Time (years) 5.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 27 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.7 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 22 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 33.4Paying taxes (rank) 181Payments (number per year) 112Time (hours per year) 1,188Total tax rate (% of profit) 117.5BELGIUM OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 40,710Ease of doing business (rank) 19 High income Population (m) 10.6Starting a business (rank) 20 Registering property (rank) 168 Trading across borders (rank) 43Procedures (number) 3 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 4 Time (days) 132 Time to export (days) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 5.2 Cost (% of property value) 12.7 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,619Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 19.9 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 9Dealing with construction permits (rank) 44 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,600Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 169 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 57.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 22Cost (% of income per capita) 65.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 25Time (days) 505Employing workers (rank) 37 Protecting investors (rank) 15 Cost (% of claim) 16.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 8Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 0.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 20 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 7.0 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 16 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 86.3Paying taxes (rank) 64Payments (number per year) 11Time (hours per year) 156Total tax rate (% of profit) 58.1(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank