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

108 Doing Business 2009GUYANA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 1,300Ease of doing business (rank) 105 Lower middle income Population (m) 0.7Starting a business (rank) 100 Registering property (rank) 63 Trading across borders (rank) 113Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 40 Time (days) 34 Time to export (days) 30Cost (% of income per capita) 68.4 Cost (% of property value) 4.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,050Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 35Dealing with construction permits (rank) 37 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,056Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 133 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 73Cost (% of income per capita) 255.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 36Time (days) 581Employing workers (rank) 72 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 25.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 126Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 21 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 29Firing cost (weeks of salary) 56 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 17.6Paying taxes (rank) 108Payments (number per year) 34Time (hours per year) 288Total tax rate (% of profit) 39.4HAITI Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 560Ease of doing business (rank) 154 Low income Population (m) 9.6Starting a business (rank) 176 Registering property (rank) 128 Trading across borders (rank) 146Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 195 Time (days) 405 Time to export (days) 43Cost (% of income per capita) 159.6 Cost (% of property value) 6.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,020Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 26.6 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 37Dealing with construction permits (rank) 126 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,560Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 1,179 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 92Cost (% of income per capita) 675.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 35Time (days) 508Employing workers (rank) 35 Protecting investors (rank) 164 Cost (% of claim) 42.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 2Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 Closing a business (rank) 153Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 5.7Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 21 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.0 Cost (% of estate) 30Firing cost (weeks of salary) 17 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 2.7Paying taxes (rank) 91Payments (number per year) 42Time (hours per year) 160Total tax rate (% of profit) 40.1HONDURAS Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 1,600Ease of doing business (rank) 133 Lower middle income Population (m) 7.1Starting a business (rank) 146 Registering property (rank) 90 Trading across borders (rank) 107Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 20 Time (days) 23 Time to export (days) 20Cost (% of income per capita) 52.6 Cost (% of property value) 5.6 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,163Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 20.0 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 23Dealing with construction permits (rank) 71 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,190Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 125 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 11.3 Enforcing contracts (rank) 176Cost (% of income per capita) 464.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 60.5 Procedures (number) 45Time (days) 900Employing workers (rank) 156 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 35.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 89 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 1Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 115Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 53 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 74 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 20.8Paying taxes (rank) 137Payments (number per year) 47Time (hours per year) 224Total tax rate (% of profit) 49.3(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank