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

country tables 129PUERTO RICO Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 14,371Ease of doing business (rank) 35 High income Population (m) 3.9Starting a business (rank) 9 Registering property (rank) 122 Trading across borders (rank) 101Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 7 Time (days) 194 Time to export (days) 15Cost (% of income per capita) 0.8 Cost (% of property value) 1.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,250Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 16Dealing with construction permits (rank) 144 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,250Procedures (number) 22 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 209 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 97Cost (% of income per capita) 550.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 61.4 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 620Employing workers (rank) 39 Protecting investors (rank) 15 Cost (% of claim) 24.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 56 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 28Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 8 Time (years) 3.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 25 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 7.0 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 0 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 55.2Paying taxes (rank) 98Payments (number per year) 16Time (hours per year) 218Total tax rate (% of profit) 64.7QATAR Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 72,849Ease of doing business (rank) 37 High income Population (m) 0.8Starting a business (rank) 57 Registering property (rank) 54 Trading across borders (rank) 36Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 10 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 6 Time (days) 16 Time to export (days) 21Cost (% of income per capita) 9.1 Cost (% of property value) 0.3 Cost to export (US$ per container) 735Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 75.4 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 20Dealing with construction permits (rank) 27 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 657Procedures (number) 19 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 76 Public registry coverage (% of adults) .. Enforcing contracts (rank) 98Cost (% of income per capita) 0.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 43Time (days) 570Employing workers (rank) 88 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 21.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 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) 31Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 2.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 27 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 69 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 52.7Paying taxes (rank) 2Payments (number per year) 1Time (hours per year) 36Total tax rate (% of profit) 11.3ROMANIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 6,150Ease of doing business (rank) 47 Upper middle income Population (m) 21.5Starting a business (rank) 26 Registering property (rank) 114 Trading across borders (rank) 40Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 10 Time (days) 83 Time to export (days) 12Cost (% of income per capita) 3.6 Cost (% of property value) 2.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,275Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 1.1 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 13Dealing with construction permits (rank) 88 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,175Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 243 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 4.5 Enforcing contracts (rank) 31Cost (% of income per capita) 91.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 24.7 Procedures (number) 31Time (days) 512Employing workers (rank) 143 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 19.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 67 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 9Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 80 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 85Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 62 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 8 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 29.5Paying taxes (rank) 146Payments (number per year) 113Time (hours per year) 202Total tax rate (% of profit) 48.0(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank