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

country tables 133SINGAPORE East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 32,470Ease of doing business (rank) 1 High income Population (m) 4.6Starting a business (rank) 10 Registering property (rank) 16 Trading across borders (rank) 1Procedures (number) 4 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 4Time (days) 4 Time (days) 9 Time to export (days) 5Cost (% of income per capita) 0.7 Cost (% of property value) 2.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 456Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 5 Time to import (days) 3Dealing with construction permits (rank) 2 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 10 Cost to import (US$ per container) 439Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 38 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 14Cost (% of income per capita) 21.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 48.3 Procedures (number) 21Time (days) 150Employing workers (rank) 1 Protecting investors (rank) 2 Cost (% of claim) 25.8Difficulty 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) 2Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 9 Time (years) 0.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 0 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 9.3 Cost (% of estate) 1Firing cost (weeks of salary) 4 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 91.3Paying taxes (rank) 5Payments (number per year) 5Time (hours per year) 84Total tax rate (% of profit) 27.9SLOVAKIA OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 11,730Ease of doing business (rank) 36 High income Population (m) 5.4Starting a business (rank) 48 Registering property (rank) 7 Trading across borders (rank) 116Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 16 Time (days) 17 Time to export (days) 25Cost (% of income per capita) 3.3 Cost (% of property value) 0.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,445Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 30.4 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 25Dealing with construction permits (rank) 53 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,445Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 287 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 1.4 Enforcing contracts (rank) 47Cost (% of income per capita) 13.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 39.9 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 565Employing workers (rank) 83 Protecting investors (rank) 104 Cost (% of claim) 25.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 17 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 37Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 36 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.7 Cost (% of estate) 18Firing cost (weeks of salary) 13 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 45.9Paying taxes (rank) 126Payments (number per year) 31Time (hours per year) 325Total tax rate (% of profit) 47.4SLOVENIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 20,960Ease of doing business (rank) 54 High income Population (m) 2.0Starting a business (rank) 41 Registering property (rank) 104 Trading across borders (rank) 78Procedures (number) 5 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 19 Time (days) 391 Time to export (days) 20Cost (% of income per capita) 0.1 Cost (% of property value) 2.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,075Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 46.8 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 69 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,130Procedures (number) 15 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 208 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 2.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 79Cost (% of income per capita) 112.2 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 32Time (days) 1,350Employing workers (rank) 158 Protecting investors (rank) 18 Cost (% of claim) 18.6Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 78 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 9 Closing a business (rank) 38Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 8 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 59 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.7 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 37 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 45.5Paying taxes (rank) 78Payments (number per year) 22Time (hours per year) 260Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.7(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank