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

94 Doing Business 2009BURKINA FASO Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 430Ease of doing business (rank) 148 Low income Population (m) 14.8Starting a business (rank) 113 Registering property (rank) 148 Trading across borders (rank) 173Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 11Time (days) 16 Time (days) 136 Time to export (days) 45Cost (% of income per capita) 62.3 Cost (% of property value) 10.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,132Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 458.8 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 54Dealing with construction permits (rank) 106 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,630Procedures (number) 15 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 214 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 1.9 Enforcing contracts (rank) 110Cost (% of income per capita) 577.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 37Time (days) 446Employing workers (rank) 57 Protecting investors (rank) 142 Cost (% of claim) 107.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 110Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 21 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.7 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 34 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 21.7Paying taxes (rank) 132Payments (number per year) 45Time (hours per year) 270Total tax rate (% of profit) 44.6BURUNDI Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 110Ease of doing business (rank) 177 Low income Population (m) 8.5Starting a business (rank) 138 Registering property (rank) 125 Trading across borders (rank) 170Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 9Time (days) 43 Time (days) 94 Time to export (days) 47Cost (% of income per capita) 215.0 Cost (% of property value) 10.7 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,147Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 163 Time to import (days) 71Dealing with construction permits (rank) 173 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,705Procedures (number) 20 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 384 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.3 Enforcing contracts (rank) 170Cost (% of income per capita) 8,515.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 44Time (days) 832Employing workers (rank) 70 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 38.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 30 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 114Payments (number per year) 32Time (hours per year) 140Total tax rate (% of profit) 278.7CAMBODIA East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 540Ease of doing business (rank) 135 Low income Population (m) 14.4Starting a business (rank) 169 Registering property (rank) 108 Trading across borders (rank) 122Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 11Time (days) 85 Time (days) 56 Time to export (days) 22Cost (% of income per capita) 151.7 Cost (% of property value) 4.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 732Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 43.9 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 68 Time to import (days) 30Dealing with construction permits (rank) 147 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 872Procedures (number) 23 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 709 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 136Cost (% of income per capita) 64.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 44Time (days) 401Employing workers (rank) 134 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 102.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 9 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 45 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 39 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 24Payments (number per year) 27Time (hours per year) 137Total tax rate (% of profit) 22.6(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank