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

104 Doing Business 2009FINLAND OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 44,400Ease of doing business (rank) 14 High income Population (m) 5.3Starting a business (rank) 18 Registering property (rank) 21 Trading across borders (rank) 4Procedures (number) 3 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 14 Time (days) 14 Time to export (days) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 1.0 Cost (% of property value) 4.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 495Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 7.4 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 8Dealing with construction permits (rank) 43 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 575Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 38 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 5Cost (% of income per capita) 118.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 14.8 Procedures (number) 32Time (days) 235Employing workers (rank) 129 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 10.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 5Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 0.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 48 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 87.3Paying taxes (rank) 97Payments (number per year) 20Time (hours per year) 269Total tax rate (% of profit) 47.8FRANCE OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 38,500Ease of doing business (rank) 31 High income Population (m) 61.7Starting a business (rank) 14 Registering property (rank) 166 Trading across borders (rank) 22Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 9 Documents to export (number) 2Time (days) 7 Time (days) 113 Time to export (days) 9Cost (% of income per capita) 1.0 Cost (% of property value) 6.3 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,078Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 2Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 11Dealing with construction permits (rank) 18 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,248Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 137 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 28.3 Enforcing contracts (rank) 10Cost (% of income per capita) 23.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 331Employing workers (rank) 148 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 17.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 67 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) 40Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 1.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 56 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 32 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 44.7Paying taxes (rank) 66Payments (number per year) 11Time (hours per year) 132Total tax rate (% of profit) 65.4GABON Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 6,670Ease of doing business (rank) 151 Upper middle income Population (m) 1.3Starting a business (rank) 148 Registering property (rank) 158 Trading across borders (rank) 128Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 58 Time (days) 60 Time to export (days) 20Cost (% of income per capita) 20.3 Cost (% of property value) 10.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,945Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 30.2 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 22Dealing with construction permits (rank) 60 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,955Procedures (number) 16 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 210 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 20.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 147Cost (% of income per capita) 39.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 1,070Employing workers (rank) 154 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 34.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 17 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 134Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 80 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 5.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 52 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 43 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 15.2Paying taxes (rank) 101Payments (number per year) 26Time (hours per year) 272Total tax rate (% of profit) 44.7(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank