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

146 Doing Business 2009ZIMBABWE Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 325Ease of doing business (rank) 158 Low income Population (m) 13.4Starting a business (rank) 164 Registering property (rank) 85 Trading across borders (rank) 162Procedures (number) 10 Procedures (number) 4 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 96 Time (days) 30 Time to export (days) 53Cost (% of income per capita) 432.7 Cost (% of property value) 25.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,678Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 3.4 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 73Dealing with construction permits (rank) 174 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,999Procedures (number) 19 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 1,426 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 77Cost (% of income per capita) 16,368.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 38Time (days) 410Employing workers (rank) 127 Protecting investors (rank) 113 Cost (% of claim) 32.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Closing a business (rank) 154Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 60 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 3.3Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 33 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.3 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 446 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.1Paying taxes (rank) 157Payments (number per year) 52Time (hours per year) 256Total tax rate (% of profit) 63.7(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank