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

120 Doing Business 2009MAURITANIA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 840Ease of doing business (rank) 160 Low income Population (m) 3.1Starting a business (rank) 143 Registering property (rank) 61 Trading across borders (rank) 158Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 11Time (days) 19 Time (days) 49 Time to export (days) 35Cost (% of income per capita) 33.9 Cost (% of property value) 5.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,520Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 422.6 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 42Dealing with construction permits (rank) 142 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,523Procedures (number) 25 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 201 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.2 Enforcing contracts (rank) 84Cost (% of income per capita) 475.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 46Time (days) 370Employing workers (rank) 123 Protecting investors (rank) 142 Cost (% of claim) 23.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 56 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 3 Closing a business (rank) 148Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 8.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 45 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.7 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 31 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 6.7Paying taxes (rank) 174Payments (number per year) 38Time (hours per year) 696Total tax rate (% of profit) 98.7MAURITIUS Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 5,450Ease of doing business (rank) 24 Upper middle income Population (m) 1.3Starting a business (rank) 7 Registering property (rank) 127 Trading across borders (rank) 20Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 6 Time (days) 210 Time to export (days) 17Cost (% of income per capita) 5.0 Cost (% of property value) 10.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 725Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 16Dealing with construction permits (rank) 36 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 677Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 3Time (days) 107 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 20.6 Enforcing contracts (rank) 76Cost (% of income per capita) 41.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 37Time (days) 750Employing workers (rank) 64 Protecting investors (rank) 11 Cost (% of claim) 17.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 8 Closing a business (rank) 70Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 1.7Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 23 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 7.7 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 35 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 33.6Paying taxes (rank) 11Payments (number per year) 7Time (hours per year) 161Total tax rate (% of profit) 22.2MEXICO Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 8,340Ease of doing business (rank) 56 Upper middle income Population (m) 105.3Starting a business (rank) 115 Registering property (rank) 88 Trading across borders (rank) 87Procedures (number) 9 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 28 Time (days) 74 Time to export (days) 17Cost (% of income per capita) 12.5 Cost (% of property value) 4.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,472Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 11.0 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 59 Time to import (days) 23Dealing with construction permits (rank) 33 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,700Procedures (number) 12 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 138 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 79Cost (% of income per capita) 131.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 70.8 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 415Employing workers (rank) 141 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 32.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 23Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 70 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 1.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 48 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) 18Firing cost (weeks of salary) 52 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 64.2Paying taxes (rank) 149Payments (number per year) 27Time (hours per year) 549Total tax rate (% of profit) 51.5(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank