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

114 Doing Business 2009KIRIBATI East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 1,170Ease of doing business (rank) 79 Lower middle income Population (m) 0.1Starting a business (rank) 111 Registering property (rank) 68 Trading across borders (rank) 69Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 21 Time (days) 513 Time to export (days) 21Cost (% of income per capita) 64.6 Cost (% of property value) 0.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,070Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 34.9 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 76 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,070Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 160 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 75Cost (% of income per capita) 717.5 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 32Time (days) 660Employing workers (rank) 21 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 25.8Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 17 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 10Payments (number per year) 7Time (hours per year) 120Total tax rate (% of profit) 31.8KOREA OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 19,690Ease of doing business (rank) 23 High income Population (m) 48.5Starting a business (rank) 126 Registering property (rank) 67 Trading across borders (rank) 12Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 17 Time (days) 11 Time to export (days) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 16.9 Cost (% of property value) 5.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 767Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 53.8 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 8Dealing with construction permits (rank) 23 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 747Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 34 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 8Cost (% of income per capita) 154.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 90.4 Procedures (number) 35Time (days) 230Employing workers (rank) 152 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 10.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 2 Closing a business (rank) 12Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 1.5Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 45 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 91 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 80.5Paying taxes (rank) 43Payments (number per year) 14Time (hours per year) 250Total tax rate (% of profit) 33.7KUWAIT Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 31,640Ease of doing business (rank) 52 High income Population (m) 2.7Starting a business (rank) 134 Registering property (rank) 83 Trading across borders (rank) 104Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 35 Time (days) 55 Time to export (days) 20Cost (% of income per capita) 1.3 Cost (% of property value) 0.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 995Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 81.7 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 20Dealing with construction permits (rank) 82 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,152Procedures (number) 25 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 104 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 94Cost (% of income per capita) 171.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 31.2 Procedures (number) 50Time (days) 566Employing workers (rank) 43 Protecting investors (rank) 24 Cost (% of claim) 13.3Difficulty 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) 7 Closing a business (rank) 66Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 4.2Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 13 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.3 Cost (% of estate) 1Firing cost (weeks of salary) 78 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 34.5Paying taxes (rank) 9Payments (number per year) 14Time (hours per year) 118Total tax rate (% of profit) 14.4(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank