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

country tables 117LITHUANIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 9,920Ease of doing business (rank) 28 Upper middle income Population (m) 3.4Starting a business (rank) 74 Registering property (rank) 4 Trading across borders (rank) 26Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 26 Time (days) 3 Time to export (days) 10Cost (% of income per capita) 2.7 Cost (% of property value) 0.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 870Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 35.9 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 13Dealing with construction permits (rank) 63 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 980Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 162 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 8.9 Enforcing contracts (rank) 16Cost (% of income per capita) 109.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 7.2 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 210Employing workers (rank) 131 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 23.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 80 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 34Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 1.7Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 48 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 7Firing cost (weeks of salary) 30 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 48.0Paying taxes (rank) 57Payments (number per year) 15Time (hours per year) 166Total tax rate (% of profit) 46.4LUXEMBOURG OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 75,880Ease of doing business (rank) 50 High income Population (m) 0.5Starting a business (rank) 69 Registering property (rank) 118 Trading across borders (rank) 31Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 26 Time (days) 29 Time to export (days) 6Cost (% of income per capita) 6.5 Cost (% of property value) 10.3 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,420Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 21.3 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 109 Time to import (days) 6Dealing with construction permits (rank) 40 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,420Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 217 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 2Cost (% of income per capita) 20.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 26Time (days) 321Employing workers (rank) 167 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 8.8Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 67 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 80 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 48Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 62 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 39 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 41.7Paying taxes (rank) 14Payments (number per year) 22Time (hours per year) 59Total tax rate (% of profit) 21.0MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 3,460Ease of doing business (rank) 71 Lower middle income Population (m) 2.0Starting a business (rank) 12 Registering property (rank) 88 Trading across borders (rank) 64Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 9 Time (days) 66 Time to export (days) 17Cost (% of income per capita) 3.8 Cost (% of property value) 3.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,315Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 15Dealing with construction permits (rank) 152 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,325Procedures (number) 21 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 198 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 6.5 Enforcing contracts (rank) 70Cost (% of income per capita) 1,862.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 385Employing workers (rank) 125 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 33.1Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 50 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 129Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.7Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 47 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 28Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 16.7Paying taxes (rank) 27Payments (number per year) 40Time (hours per year) 75Total tax rate (% of profit) 18.4(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank