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

124 Doing Business 2009NEW ZEALAND OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 28,780Ease of doing business (rank) 2 High income Population (m) 4.2Starting a business (rank) 1 Registering property (rank) 3 Trading across borders (rank) 23Procedures (number) 1 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 1 Time (days) 2 Time to export (days) 10Cost (% of income per capita) 0.4 Cost (% of property value) 0.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 868Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 5 Time to import (days) 9Dealing with construction permits (rank) 2 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 850Procedures (number) 7 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 65 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 11Cost (% of income per capita) 25.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 216Employing workers (rank) 14 Protecting investors (rank) 1 Cost (% of claim) 22.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 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) 17Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 10 Time (years) 1.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 7 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 9.7 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 0 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 76.2Paying taxes (rank) 12Payments (number per year) 8Time (hours per year) 70Total tax rate (% of profit) 35.6NICARAGUA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 980Ease of doing business (rank) 107 Lower middle income Population (m) 5.6Starting a business (rank) 85 Registering property (rank) 136 Trading across borders (rank) 99Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 39 Time (days) 124 Time to export (days) 29Cost (% of income per capita) 121.0 Cost (% of property value) 3.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,300Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 5Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 29Dealing with construction permits (rank) 134 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,420Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 219 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 13.4 Enforcing contracts (rank) 66Cost (% of income per capita) 866.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 35Time (days) 540Employing workers (rank) 66 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 26.8Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 67Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 2.2Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 27 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 24 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 34.3Paying taxes (rank) 162Payments (number per year) 64Time (hours per year) 240Total tax rate (% of profit) 63.2NIGER Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 280Ease of doing business (rank) 172 Low income Population (m) 14.2Starting a business (rank) 159 Registering property (rank) 75 Trading across borders (rank) 169Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 19 Time (days) 35 Time to export (days) 59Cost (% of income per capita) 170.1 Cost (% of property value) 11.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 3,545Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 702.1 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 64Dealing with construction permits (rank) 157 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,545Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 1Time (days) 265 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.9 Enforcing contracts (rank) 134Cost (% of income per capita) 2,694.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 545Employing workers (rank) 166 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 59.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 100 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 138Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 3 Time (years) 5.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 70 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) 18Firing cost (weeks of salary) 35 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 14.0Paying taxes (rank) 120Payments (number per year) 42Time (hours per year) 270Total tax rate (% of profit) 42.3(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank