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

118 Doing Business 2009MADAGASCAR Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 320Ease of doing business (rank) 144 Low income Population (m) 19.7Starting a business (rank) 58 Registering property (rank) 145 Trading across borders (rank) 109Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 7 Time (days) 74 Time to export (days) 23Cost (% of income per capita) 11.0 Cost (% of property value) 7.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,279Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 289.8 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 172 Time to import (days) 27Dealing with construction permits (rank) 102 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,660Procedures (number) 16 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 178 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.1 Enforcing contracts (rank) 153Cost (% of income per capita) 764.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 871Employing workers (rank) 153 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 42.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 89 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) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 63 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 30 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 92Payments (number per year) 25Time (hours per year) 238Total tax rate (% of profit) 42.8MALAWI Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 250Ease of doing business (rank) 134 Low income Population (m) 13.9Starting a business (rank) 122 Registering property (rank) 96 Trading across borders (rank) 167Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 12Time (days) 39 Time (days) 88 Time to export (days) 45Cost (% of income per capita) 125.9 Cost (% of property value) 3.3 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,671Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 54Dealing with construction permits (rank) 156 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,550Procedures (number) 21 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 213 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 138Cost (% of income per capita) 1,289.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 42Time (days) 432Employing workers (rank) 96 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 142.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 56 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 135Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 2.6Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 25 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 30Firing cost (weeks of salary) 84 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 15.1Paying taxes (rank) 58Payments (number per year) 19Time (hours per year) 292Total tax rate (% of profit) 31.4MALAYSIA East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 6,540Ease of doing business (rank) 20 Upper middle income Population (m) 26.5Starting a business (rank) 75 Registering property (rank) 81 Trading across borders (rank) 29Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 13 Time (days) 144 Time to export (days) 18Cost (% of income per capita) 14.7 Cost (% of property value) 2.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 450Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 1 Time to import (days) 14Dealing with construction permits (rank) 104 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 10 Cost to import (US$ per container) 450Procedures (number) 25 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 261 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 52.9 Enforcing contracts (rank) 59Cost (% of income per capita) 7.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) .. Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 600Employing workers (rank) 48 Protecting investors (rank) 4 Cost (% of claim) 27.5Difficulty 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) 9 Closing a business (rank) 54Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 2.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 10 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 8.7 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 75 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 38.6Paying taxes (rank) 21Payments (number per year) 12Time (hours per year) 145Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.5(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank