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

138 Doing Business 2009SYRIA Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 1,760Ease of doing business (rank) 137 Lower middle income Population (m) 19.9Starting a business (rank) 124 Registering property (rank) 71 Trading across borders (rank) 111Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 17 Time (days) 19 Time to export (days) 15Cost (% of income per capita) 18.2 Cost (% of property value) 28.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,190Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 4,353.8 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 178 Time to import (days) 21Dealing with construction permits (rank) 132 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 1 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,625Procedures (number) 26 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 128 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 174Cost (% of income per capita) 697.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 55Time (days) 872Employing workers (rank) 122 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 29.3Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 5 Closing a business (rank) 84Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 50 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 4.1Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 34 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 80 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 29.5Paying taxes (rank) 99Payments (number per year) 20Time (hours per year) 336Total tax rate (% of profit) 43.5TAIWAN, CHINA East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 17,930Ease of doing business (rank) 61 High income Population (m) 22.9Starting a business (rank) 119 Registering property (rank) 26 Trading across borders (rank) 30Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 3 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 42 Time (days) 5 Time to export (days) 13Cost (% of income per capita) 4.1 Cost (% of property value) 6.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 757Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 177.4 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 68 Time to import (days) 12Dealing with construction permits (rank) 127 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 769Procedures (number) 29 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 5Time (days) 193 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 88Cost (% of income per capita) 123.6 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 62.7 Procedures (number) 47Time (days) 510Employing workers (rank) 159 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 17.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 78 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 7Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 11Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 1.9Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 53 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 4Firing cost (weeks of salary) 91 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 80.9Paying taxes (rank) 100Payments (number per year) 23Time (hours per year) 340Total tax rate (% of profit) 40.4TAJIKISTAN Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 460Ease of doing business (rank) 159 Low income Population (m) 6.7Starting a business (rank) 168 Registering property (rank) 46 Trading across borders (rank) 177Procedures (number) 13 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 10Time (days) 49 Time (days) 37 Time to export (days) 82Cost (% of income per capita) 27.6 Cost (% of property value) 1.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 3,150Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 216.8 Documents to import (number) 10Getting credit (rank) 172 Time to import (days) 83Dealing with construction permits (rank) 178 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 4,550Procedures (number) 32 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 351 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 23Cost (% of income per capita) 1,420.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 34Time (days) 295Employing workers (rank) 128 Protecting investors (rank) 150 Cost (% of claim) 20.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 80 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 97Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 51 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 3.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 22 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 25.4Paying taxes (rank) 159Payments (number per year) 54Time (hours per year) 224Total tax rate (% of profit) 85.5(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank