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

134 Doing Business 2009SOLOMON ISLANDS East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 730Ease of doing business (rank) 89 Low income Population (m) 0.5Starting a business (rank) 99 Registering property (rank) 169 Trading across borders (rank) 75Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 10 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 57 Time (days) 297 Time to export (days) 24Cost (% of income per capita) 53.6 Cost (% of property value) 4.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,011Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 4Getting credit (rank) 145 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 35 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,194Procedures (number) 12 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 62 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 108Cost (% of income per capita) 471.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 37Time (days) 455Employing workers (rank) 42 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 78.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 7 Closing a business (rank) 105Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 1.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 10 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 38Firing cost (weeks of salary) 44 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 23.6Paying taxes (rank) 47Payments (number per year) 33Time (hours per year) 80Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.3SOUTH AFRICA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 5,760Ease of doing business (rank) 32 Upper middle income Population (m) 47.6Starting a business (rank) 47 Registering property (rank) 87 Trading across borders (rank) 147Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 22 Time (days) 24 Time to export (days) 30Cost (% of income per capita) 6.0 Cost (% of property value) 8.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,445Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 2 Time to import (days) 35Dealing with construction permits (rank) 48 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,721Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 174 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 82Cost (% of income per capita) 27.5 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 64.8 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 600Employing workers (rank) 102 Protecting investors (rank) 9 Cost (% of claim) 33.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 56 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 8 Closing a business (rank) 73Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 8 Time (years) 2.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 42 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 8.0 Cost (% of estate) 18Firing cost (weeks of salary) 24 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 32.2Paying taxes (rank) 23Payments (number per year) 9Time (hours per year) 200Total tax rate (% of profit) 34.2SPAIN OECD: High Income GNI per capita (US$) 29,450Ease of doing business (rank) 49 High income Population (m) 44.9Starting a business (rank) 140 Registering property (rank) 46 Trading across borders (rank) 52Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 47 Time (days) 18 Time to export (days) 9Cost (% of income per capita) 14.9 Cost (% of property value) 7.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,121Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 13.1 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 10Dealing with construction permits (rank) 51 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,121Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 233 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 45.8 Enforcing contracts (rank) 54Cost (% of income per capita) 62.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 8.1 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 515Employing workers (rank) 160 Protecting investors (rank) 88 Cost (% of claim) 17.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 78 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) 19Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 30 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 1.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 56 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.0 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 56 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 73.2Paying taxes (rank) 84Payments (number per year) 8Time (hours per year) 234Total tax rate (% of profit) 60.2(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank