DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
DOING BUSINESS 2009 - JOHN J. HADDAD, Ph.D.
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136 Doing Business <strong>2009</strong>ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 4,210Ease of doing business (rank) 66 Upper middle income Population (m) 0.1Starting a business (rank) 39 Registering property (rank) 129 Trading across borders (rank) 72Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 12 Time (days) 38 Time to export (days) 12Cost (% of income per capita) 26.8 Cost (% of property value) 11.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,770Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 13Dealing with construction permits (rank) 1 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,769Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 74 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 109Cost (% of income per capita) 8.4 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 45Time (days) 394Employing workers (rank) 41 Protecting investors (rank) 24 Cost (% of claim) 30.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 8 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 13 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 54 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 76Payments (number per year) 36Time (hours per year) 117Total tax rate (% of profit) 42.6SUDAN Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 960Ease of doing business (rank) 147 Lower middle income Population (m) 38.6Starting a business (rank) 107 Registering property (rank) 35 Trading across borders (rank) 139Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 39 Time (days) 9 Time to export (days) 35Cost (% of income per capita) 50.8 Cost (% of property value) 3.1 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,050Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 49Dealing with construction permits (rank) 135 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,900Procedures (number) 19 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 271 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 143Cost (% of income per capita) 240.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 53Time (days) 810Employing workers (rank) 144 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 19.8Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 39 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 0Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 36 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 118 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 67Payments (number per year) 42Time (hours per year) 180Total tax rate (% of profit) 31.6SURINAME Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 4,730Ease of doing business (rank) 146 Upper middle income Population (m) 0.5Starting a business (rank) 170 Registering property (rank) 136 Trading across borders (rank) 98Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 694 Time (days) 193 Time to export (days) 25Cost (% of income per capita) 125.2 Cost (% of property value) 13.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 975Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.8 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 25Dealing with construction permits (rank) 95 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 5 Cost to import (US$ per container) 885Procedures (number) 14 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 431 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 177Cost (% of income per capita) 105.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 44Time (days) 1,715Employing workers (rank) 53 Protecting investors (rank) 178 Cost (% of claim) 37.1Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 1Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 0 Closing a business (rank) 147Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 5.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 23 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.0 Cost (% of estate) 30Firing cost (weeks of salary) 26 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 8.1Paying taxes (rank) 26Payments (number per year) 17Time (hours per year) 199Total tax rate (% of profit) 27.9(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank