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

144 Doing Business 2009VANUATU East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 1,840Ease of doing business (rank) 60 Lower middle income Population (m) 0.2Starting a business (rank) 94 Registering property (rank) 115 Trading across borders (rank) 136Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 2 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 39 Time (days) 188 Time to export (days) 26Cost (% of income per capita) 54.8 Cost (% of property value) 11.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,497Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 30Dealing with construction permits (rank) 24 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,392Procedures (number) 7 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 51 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 67Cost (% of income per capita) 356.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 30Time (days) 430Employing workers (rank) 86 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 74.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 50Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 10 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) 2.6Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 24 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 38Firing cost (weeks of salary) 56 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 41.2Paying taxes (rank) 20Payments (number per year) 31Time (hours per year) 120Total tax rate (% of profit) 8.4VENEZUELA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 7,320Ease of doing business (rank) 174 Upper middle income Population (m) 27.5Starting a business (rank) 142 Registering property (rank) 92 Trading across borders (rank) 164Procedures (number) 16 Procedures (number) 8 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 141 Time (days) 47 Time to export (days) 49Cost (% of income per capita) 26.8 Cost (% of property value) 2.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,590Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 163 Time to import (days) 71Dealing with construction permits (rank) 96 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,868Procedures (number) 11 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 395 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 71Cost (% of income per capita) 344.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 29Time (days) 510Employing workers (rank) 180 Protecting investors (rank) 170 Cost (% of claim) 43.7Difficulty 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) 3 Closing a business (rank) 149Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 100 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 4.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 79 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.7 Cost (% of estate) 38Firing cost (weeks of salary) not possible Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 6.0Paying taxes (rank) 177Payments (number per year) 70Time (hours per year) 864Total tax rate (% of profit) 56.6VIETNAM East Asia & Pacific GNI per capita (US$) 790Ease of doing business (rank) 92 Low income Population (m) 85.1Starting a business (rank) 108 Registering property (rank) 37 Trading across borders (rank) 67Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 50 Time (days) 57 Time to export (days) 24Cost (% of income per capita) 16.8 Cost (% of property value) 1.2 Cost to export (US$ per container) 734Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 8Getting credit (rank) 43 Time to import (days) 23Dealing with construction permits (rank) 67 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 901Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 194 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 13.4 Enforcing contracts (rank) 42Cost (% of income per capita) 313.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 34Time (days) 295Employing workers (rank) 90 Protecting investors (rank) 170 Cost (% of claim) 31.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 20 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 0 Closing a business (rank) 124Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 5.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 24 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 2.7 Cost (% of estate) 15Firing cost (weeks of salary) 87 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 18.0Paying taxes (rank) 140Payments (number per year) 32Time (hours per year) 1,050Total tax rate (% of profit) 40.1(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank