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

country tables 91BELIZE Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 3,800Ease of doing business (rank) 78 Upper middle income Population (m) 0.3Starting a business (rank) 139 Registering property (rank) 121 Trading across borders (rank) 114Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 44 Time (days) 60 Time to export (days) 21Cost (% of income per capita) 51.1 Cost (% of property value) 4.7 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,810Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 2 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,145Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 66 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 168Cost (% of income per capita) 17.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 51Time (days) 892Employing workers (rank) 25 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 27.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 24Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 1.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 14 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 23Firing cost (weeks of salary) 24 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 63.4Paying taxes (rank) 53Payments (number per year) 40Time (hours per year) 147Total tax rate (% of profit) 28.2BENIN Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 570Ease of doing business (rank) 169 Low income Population (m) 9.0Starting a business (rank) 149 Registering property (rank) 119 Trading across borders (rank) 129Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 31 Time (days) 120 Time to export (days) 32Cost (% of income per capita) 196.0 Cost (% of property value) 11.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,237Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 347.0 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 40Dealing with construction permits (rank) 130 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,393Procedures (number) 15 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 410 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 10.5 Enforcing contracts (rank) 175Cost (% of income per capita) 303.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 42Time (days) 825Employing workers (rank) 116 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 64.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 39 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 130Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 40 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 36 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 16.7Paying taxes (rank) 165Payments (number per year) 55Time (hours per year) 270Total tax rate (% of profit) 73.2BHUTAN South Asia GNI per capita (US$) 1,770Ease of doing business (rank) 124 Lower middle income Population (m) 0.7Starting a business (rank) 63 Registering property (rank) 38 Trading across borders (rank) 151Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 46 Time (days) 64 Time to export (days) 38Cost (% of income per capita) 8.5 Cost (% of property value) 0.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,210Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 172 Time to import (days) 38Dealing with construction permits (rank) 116 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,140Procedures (number) 25 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 183 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 37Cost (% of income per capita) 158.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 47Time (days) 225Employing workers (rank) 13 Protecting investors (rank) 126 Cost (% of claim) 0.1Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 7 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.0 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 10 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 82Payments (number per year) 19Time (hours per year) 274Total tax rate (% of profit) 39.8(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank