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

country tables 93BRAZIL Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 5,910Ease of doing business (rank) 125 Upper middle income Population (m) 191.6Starting a business (rank) 127 Registering property (rank) 111 Trading across borders (rank) 92Procedures (number) 18 Procedures (number) 14 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 152 Time (days) 42 Time to export (days) 14Cost (% of income per capita) 8.2 Cost (% of property value) 2.7 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,240Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 19Dealing with construction permits (rank) 108 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,275Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 411 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 20.2 Enforcing contracts (rank) 100Cost (% of income per capita) 46.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 62.2 Procedures (number) 45Time (days) 616Employing workers (rank) 121 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 16.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 78 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 127Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 46 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 12Firing cost (weeks of salary) 37 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 17.1Paying taxes (rank) 145Payments (number per year) 11Time (hours per year) 2,600Total tax rate (% of profit) 69.4BRUNEI East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 36,216Ease of doing business (rank) 88 High income Population (m) 0.4Starting a business (rank) 130 Registering property (rank) 177 Trading across borders (rank) 42Procedures (number) 18 Procedures (number) No practice Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 116 Time (days) No practice Time to export (days) 28Cost (% of income per capita) 9.2 Cost (% of property value) No practice Cost to export (US$ per container) 630Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 109 Time to import (days) 19Dealing with construction permits (rank) 72 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 708Procedures (number) 32 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 167 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 157Cost (% of income per capita) 5.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 58Time (days) 540Employing workers (rank) 5 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 36.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 2 Closing a business (rank) 35Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 8 Time (years) 2.5Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 7 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 47.2Paying taxes (rank) 35Payments (number per year) 15Time (hours per year) 144Total tax rate (% of profit) 37.4BULGARIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 4,590Ease of doing business (rank) 45 Upper middle income Population (m) 7.6Starting a business (rank) 81 Registering property (rank) 59 Trading across borders (rank) 102Procedures (number) 4 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 49 Time (days) 19 Time to export (days) 23Cost (% of income per capita) 2.0 Cost (% of property value) 2.3 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,626Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 47.8 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 5 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 117 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,776Procedures (number) 24 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 139 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 30.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 86Cost (% of income per capita) 493.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 5.0 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 564Employing workers (rank) 60 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 23.8Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 17 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 10Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 75Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 3.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 29 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 9 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 32.1Paying taxes (rank) 94Payments (number per year) 17Time (hours per year) 616Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank