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

country tables 105GAMBIA, THE Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 320Ease of doing business (rank) 130 Low income Population (m) 1.7Starting a business (rank) 101 Registering property (rank) 111 Trading across borders (rank) 73Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 27 Time (days) 371 Time to export (days) 24Cost (% of income per capita) 254.9 Cost (% of property value) 4.6 Cost to export (US$ per container) 831Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 23Dealing with construction permits (rank) 74 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 922Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 146 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 63Cost (% of income per capita) 394.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 32Time (days) 434Employing workers (rank) 55 Protecting investors (rank) 170 Cost (% of claim) 37.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 2Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 120Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 27 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.7 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 19.5Paying taxes (rank) 175Payments (number per year) 50Time (hours per year) 376Total tax rate (% of profit) 292.4GEORGIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 2,120Ease of doing business (rank) 15 Lower middle income Population (m) 4.4Starting a business (rank) 4 Registering property (rank) 2 Trading across borders (rank) 81Procedures (number) 3 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 3 Time (days) 3 Time to export (days) 12Cost (% of income per capita) 4.0 Cost (% of property value) 0.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,380Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 14Dealing with construction permits (rank) 10 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,340Procedures (number) 12 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 113 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 43Cost (% of income per capita) 20.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 4.5 Procedures (number) 36Time (days) 285Employing workers (rank) 5 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 29.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 92Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 7 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 27.9Paying taxes (rank) 110Payments (number per year) 30Time (hours per year) 387Total tax rate (% of profit) 38.6GERMANY OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 38,860Ease of doing business (rank) 25 High income Population (m) 82.3Starting a business (rank) 102 Registering property (rank) 52 Trading across borders (rank) 11Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 18 Time (days) 40 Time to export (days) 7Cost (% of income per capita) 5.6 Cost (% of property value) 5.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 822Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 42.2 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 7Dealing with construction permits (rank) 15 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 887Procedures (number) 12 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 100 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 9Cost (% of income per capita) 62.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 98.4 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 394Employing workers (rank) 142 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 14.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 33Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 1.2Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 44 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 69 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 52.2Paying taxes (rank) 80Payments (number per year) 16Time (hours per year) 196Total tax rate (% of profit) 50.5(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank