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

country tables 145WEST BANK AND GAZA Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 1,230Ease of doing business (rank) 131 Lower middle income Population (m) 3.9Starting a business (rank) 166 Registering property (rank) 80 Trading across borders (rank) 85Procedures (number) 11 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 49 Time (days) 63 Time to export (days) 25Cost (% of income per capita) 69.1 Cost (% of property value) 0.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 835Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 56.1 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 163 Time to import (days) 40Dealing with construction permits (rank) 149 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 0 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,225Procedures (number) 21 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 3Time (days) 199 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 7.8 Enforcing contracts (rank) 122Cost (% of income per capita) 1,399.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 44Time (days) 700Employing workers (rank) 109 Protecting investors (rank) 38 Cost (% of claim) 21.2Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 33 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) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 31 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.0 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 91 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 25Payments (number per year) 27Time (hours per year) 154Total tax rate (% of profit) 16.8YEMEN Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 870Ease of doing business (rank) 98 Low income Population (m) 22.4Starting a business (rank) 50 Registering property (rank) 48 Trading across borders (rank) 126Procedures (number) 7 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 13 Time (days) 19 Time to export (days) 31Cost (% of income per capita) 93.0 Cost (% of property value) 3.8 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,129Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 172 Time to import (days) 28Dealing with construction permits (rank) 33 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 2 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,475Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 107 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.1 Enforcing contracts (rank) 41Cost (% of income per capita) 189.7 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 37Time (days) 520Employing workers (rank) 69 Protecting investors (rank) 126 Cost (% of claim) 16.5Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 4 Closing a business (rank) 87Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 33 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.0 Cost (% of estate) 8Firing cost (weeks of salary) 17 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 28.6Paying taxes (rank) 138Payments (number per year) 44Time (hours per year) 248Total tax rate (% of profit) 47.8ZAMBIA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 800Ease of doing business (rank) 100 Low income Population (m) 11.9Starting a business (rank) 71 Registering property (rank) 91 Trading across borders (rank) 153Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 6Time (days) 18 Time (days) 39 Time to export (days) 53Cost (% of income per capita) 28.6 Cost (% of property value) 6.6 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,664Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 1.5 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 68 Time to import (days) 64Dealing with construction permits (rank) 146 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,335Procedures (number) 17 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 254 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 87Cost (% of income per capita) 1,023.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.1 Procedures (number) 35Time (days) 471Employing workers (rank) 135 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 38.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 22 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 3Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 80Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 2.7Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 34 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 9Firing cost (weeks of salary) 178 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 30.2Paying taxes (rank) 38Payments (number per year) 37Time (hours per year) 132Total tax rate (% of profit) 16.1(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank