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

country tables 111IRAQ Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 1,224Ease of doing business (rank) 152 Lower middle income Population (m) 28.5Starting a business (rank) 175 Registering property (rank) 43 Trading across borders (rank) 178Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 10Time (days) 77 Time (days) 8 Time to export (days) 102Cost (% of income per capita) 150.7 Cost (% of property value) 6.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 3,900Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 59.1 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 163 Time to import (days) 101Dealing with construction permits (rank) 111 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,900Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 215 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 148Cost (% of income per capita) 915.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 51Time (days) 520Employing workers (rank) 67 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 32.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 38 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 0 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 43Payments (number per year) 13Time (hours per year) 312Total tax rate (% of profit) 24.7IRELAND OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 48,140Ease of doing business (rank) 7 High income Population (m) 4.4Starting a business (rank) 5 Registering property (rank) 82 Trading across borders (rank) 18Procedures (number) 4 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 13 Time (days) 38 Time to export (days) 7Cost (% of income per capita) 0.3 Cost (% of property value) 9.6 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,109Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 12Dealing with construction permits (rank) 30 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,121Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 185 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 39Cost (% of income per capita) 44.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 20Time (days) 515Employing workers (rank) 38 Protecting investors (rank) 5 Cost (% of claim) 26.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 10Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 6Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 0.4Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 17 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 8.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 24 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 86.6Paying taxes (rank) 6Payments (number per year) 9Time (hours per year) 76Total tax rate (% of profit) 28.8ISRAEL Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 21,900Ease of doing business (rank) 30 High income Population (m) 7.2Starting a business (rank) 24 Registering property (rank) 160 Trading across borders (rank) 9Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 34 Time (days) 144 Time to export (days) 12Cost (% of income per capita) 4.4 Cost (% of property value) 7.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 665Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 5 Time to import (days) 12Dealing with construction permits (rank) 120 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 605Procedures (number) 20 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 235 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 102Cost (% of income per capita) 112.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 91.0 Procedures (number) 35Time (days) 890Employing workers (rank) 92 Protecting investors (rank) 5 Cost (% of claim) 25.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 9 Closing a business (rank) 39Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 24 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 8.3 Cost (% of estate) 23Firing cost (weeks of salary) 91 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 44.9Paying taxes (rank) 77Payments (number per year) 33Time (hours per year) 230Total tax rate (% of profit) 33.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank