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

country tables 109HONG KONG, CHINA East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 31,610Ease of doing business (rank) 4 High income Population (m) 6.9Starting a business (rank) 15 Registering property (rank) 74 Trading across borders (rank) 2Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 11 Time (days) 54 Time to export (days) 6Cost (% of income per capita) 2.0 Cost (% of property value) 5.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 625Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 2 Time to import (days) 5Dealing with construction permits (rank) 20 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 10 Cost to import (US$ per container) 633Procedures (number) 15 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 119 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 1Cost (% of income per capita) 18.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 69.9 Procedures (number) 24Time (days) 211Employing workers (rank) 20 Protecting investors (rank) 3 Cost (% of claim) 14.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 10Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 8 Closing a business (rank) 13Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 1.1Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 0 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 9.0 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 62 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 79.8Paying taxes (rank) 3Payments (number per year) 4Time (hours per year) 80Total tax rate (% of profit) 24.2HUNGARY OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 11,570Ease of doing business (rank) 41 High income Population (m) 10.1Starting a business (rank) 27 Registering property (rank) 57 Trading across borders (rank) 68Procedures (number) 4 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 5 Time (days) 17 Time to export (days) 18Cost (% of income per capita) 8.4 Cost (% of property value) 11.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,300Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 10.8 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 17Dealing with construction permits (rank) 89 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,290Procedures (number) 31 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 204 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 12Cost (% of income per capita) 10.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 10.0 Procedures (number) 33Time (days) 335Employing workers (rank) 84 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 13.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 2Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 80 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 55Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 30 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 35 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 38.4Paying taxes (rank) 111Payments (number per year) 14Time (hours per year) 330Total tax rate (% of profit) 57.5ICELAND OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 54,100Ease of doing business (rank) 11 High income Population (m) 0.3Starting a business (rank) 17 Registering property (rank) 15 Trading across borders (rank) 34Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 5 Time (days) 4 Time to export (days) 15Cost (% of income per capita) 2.6 Cost (% of property value) 2.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,109Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 13.6 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 28 Time to import (days) 14Dealing with construction permits (rank) 28 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,183Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 75 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 3Cost (% of income per capita) 19.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 26Time (days) 393Employing workers (rank) 62 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 6.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 16Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 1.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 31 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 13 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 76.6Paying taxes (rank) 32Payments (number per year) 31Time (hours per year) 140Total tax rate (% of profit) 26.8(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank