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

country tables 125NIGERIA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 930Ease of doing business (rank) 118 Low income Population (m) 148.0Starting a business (rank) 91 Registering property (rank) 176 Trading across borders (rank) 144Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 14 Documents to export (number) 10Time (days) 31 Time (days) 82 Time to export (days) 25Cost (% of income per capita) 90.1 Cost (% of property value) 21.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,179Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 42Dealing with construction permits (rank) 151 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,306Procedures (number) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 350 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.1 Enforcing contracts (rank) 90Cost (% of income per capita) 655.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 457Employing workers (rank) 27 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 32.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 91Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 7 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 50 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 28.0Paying taxes (rank) 120Payments (number per year) 35Time (hours per year) 938Total tax rate (% of profit) 32.2NORWAY OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 76,450Ease of doing business (rank) 10 High income Population (m) 4.7Starting a business (rank) 33 Registering property (rank) 8 Trading across borders (rank) 7Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 1 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 10 Time (days) 3 Time to export (days) 7Cost (% of income per capita) 2.1 Cost (% of property value) 2.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 780Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 21.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 7Dealing with construction permits (rank) 66 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 709Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 252 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 7Cost (% of income per capita) 46.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 33Time (days) 310Employing workers (rank) 99 Protecting investors (rank) 18 Cost (% of claim) 9.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 61 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 3Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 0.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 47 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.7 Cost (% of estate) 1Firing cost (weeks of salary) 13 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 89.0Paying taxes (rank) 18Payments (number per year) 4Time (hours per year) 87Total tax rate (% of profit) 41.6OMAN Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 11,120Ease of doing business (rank) 57 High income Population (m) 2.6Starting a business (rank) 76 Registering property (rank) 19 Trading across borders (rank) 119Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 10Time (days) 14 Time (days) 16 Time to export (days) 22Cost (% of income per capita) 3.6 Cost (% of property value) 3.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 821Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 461.2 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 123 Time to import (days) 26Dealing with construction permits (rank) 133 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,037Procedures (number) 16 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 242 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 23.4 Enforcing contracts (rank) 105Cost (% of income per capita) 721.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 51Time (days) 598Employing workers (rank) 24 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 13.5Difficulty 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) 63Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 24 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 35.1Paying taxes (rank) 8Payments (number per year) 14Time (hours per year) 62Total tax rate (% of profit) 21.6(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank