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

country tables 107GUATEMALA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 2,440Ease of doing business (rank) 112 Lower middle income Population (m) 13.3Starting a business (rank) 147 Registering property (rank) 27 Trading across borders (rank) 123Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 10Time (days) 26 Time (days) 30 Time to export (days) 19Cost (% of income per capita) 50.6 Cost (% of property value) 1.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,182Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 26.3 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 18Dealing with construction permits (rank) 164 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,302Procedures (number) 22 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 215 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 16.1 Enforcing contracts (rank) 106Cost (% of income per capita) 1,204.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 19.7 Procedures (number) 31Time (days) 1,459Employing workers (rank) 106 Protecting investors (rank) 126 Cost (% of claim) 26.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 Closing a business (rank) 90Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 28 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.0 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 101 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 28.2Paying taxes (rank) 120Payments (number per year) 39Time (hours per year) 344Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.5GUINEA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 400Ease of doing business (rank) 171 Low income Population (m) 9.4Starting a business (rank) 177 Registering property (rank) 157 Trading across borders (rank) 110Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 41 Time (days) 104 Time to export (days) 33Cost (% of income per capita) 135.7 Cost (% of property value) 13.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 720Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 476.9 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 163 Time to import (days) 32Dealing with construction permits (rank) 162 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,191Procedures (number) 32 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 255 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 131Cost (% of income per capita) 243.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 50Time (days) 276Employing workers (rank) 114 Protecting investors (rank) 170 Cost (% of claim) 45.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 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) 109Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 1 Time (years) 3.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 44 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.7 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 22.0Paying taxes (rank) 168Payments (number per year) 56Time (hours per year) 416Total tax rate (% of profit) 49.9GUINEA-BISSAU Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 200Ease of doing business (rank) 179 Low income Population (m) 1.7Starting a business (rank) 181 Registering property (rank) 170 Trading across borders (rank) 111Procedures (number) 17 Procedures (number) 9 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 233 Time (days) 211 Time to export (days) 25Cost (% of income per capita) 257.7 Cost (% of property value) 5.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,545Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 1,015.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 24Dealing with construction permits (rank) 109 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,349Procedures (number) 15 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 167 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 1.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 139Cost (% of income per capita) 2,628.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 41Time (days) 1,140Employing workers (rank) 176 Protecting investors (rank) 126 Cost (% of claim) 25.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 67 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) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 70 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 66 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.0 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 87 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 117Payments (number per year) 46Time (hours per year) 208Total tax rate (% of profit) 45.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank