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

country tables 113JORDAN Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 2,850Ease of doing business (rank) 101 Lower middle income Population (m) 5.7Starting a business (rank) 131 Registering property (rank) 115 Trading across borders (rank) 74Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 14 Time (days) 22 Time to export (days) 19Cost (% of income per capita) 60.4 Cost (% of property value) 10.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 730Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 24.2 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 123 Time to import (days) 22Dealing with construction permits (rank) 74 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,290Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 122 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 1.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 128Cost (% of income per capita) 443.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 689Employing workers (rank) 52 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 31.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 93Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 60 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 4.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 30 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 27.3Paying taxes (rank) 22Payments (number per year) 26Time (hours per year) 101Total tax rate (% of profit) 31.1KAZAKHSTAN Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 5,060Ease of doing business (rank) 70 Upper middle income Population (m) 15.5Starting a business (rank) 78 Registering property (rank) 25 Trading across borders (rank) 180Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 11Time (days) 21 Time (days) 40 Time to export (days) 89Cost (% of income per capita) 5.2 Cost (% of property value) 0.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 3,005Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 15.9 Documents to import (number) 13Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 76Dealing with construction permits (rank) 175 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,055Procedures (number) 38 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 231 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 28Cost (% of income per capita) 1,431.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 25.6 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 230Employing workers (rank) 29 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 22.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 100Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 3.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 23 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 18Firing cost (weeks of salary) 9 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 25.3Paying taxes (rank) 49Payments (number per year) 9Time (hours per year) 271Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.4KENYA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 680Ease of doing business (rank) 82 Low income Population (m) 37.5Starting a business (rank) 109 Registering property (rank) 119 Trading across borders (rank) 148Procedures (number) 12 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 9Time (days) 30 Time (days) 64 Time to export (days) 29Cost (% of income per capita) 39.7 Cost (% of property value) 4.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,055Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 5 Time to import (days) 26Dealing with construction permits (rank) 9 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 10 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,190Procedures (number) 10 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 100 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 107Cost (% of income per capita) 46.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 2.1 Procedures (number) 44Time (days) 465Employing workers (rank) 68 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 26.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 2 Closing a business (rank) 76Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 10 Time (years) 4.5Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 17 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 47 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 31.6Paying taxes (rank) 158Payments (number per year) 41Time (hours per year) 417Total tax rate (% of profit) 50.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank