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

6 Doing Business 2009Table 1.3Rankings on the ease of doing business2009RANK2008rankEconomy1 1 Singapore2 2 New Zealand3 3 United States4 4 Hong Kong, China5 5 Denmark6 6 United Kingdom7 7 Ireland8 8 Canada9 10 Australia10 9 Norway11 11 Iceland12 12 Japan13 19 Thailand14 13 Finland15 21 Georgia16 24 Saudi Arabia17 14 Sweden18 17 Bahrain19 16 Belgium20 25 Malaysia21 15 Switzerland22 18 Estonia23 22 Korea24 29 Mauritius25 20 Germany26 27 Netherlands27 23 Austria28 28 Lithuania29 26 Latvia30 30 Israel31 32 France32 35 South Africa33 97 Azerbaijan34 33 St. Lucia35 31 Puerto Rico36 37 Slovakia37 38 Qatar38 52 Botswana39 34 Fiji40 36 Chile41 50 Hungary42 39 Antigua and Barbuda43 40 Tonga44 41 Armenia45 44 Bulgaria46 54 United Arab Emirates47 47 Romania48 43 Portugal49 46 Spain50 45 Luxembourg51 48 Namibia52 49 Kuwait53 66 Colombia54 64 Slovenia55 51 Bahamas, The56 42 Mexico57 57 Oman58 55 Mongolia59 60 Turkey60 67 Vanuatu61 58 Taiwan, China2009RANK2008rankEconomy62 53 Peru63 62 Jamaica64 56 Samoa65 59 Italy66 61 St. Vincent and the Grenadines67 63 St. Kitts and Nevis68 99 Kyrgyz Republic69 68 Maldives70 80 Kazakhstan71 79 Macedonia, former YugoslavRepublic of72 77 El Salvador73 81 Tunisia74 70 Dominica75 65 Czech Republic76 72 Poland77 74 Pakistan78 69 Belize79 75 Kiribati80 71 Trinidad and Tobago81 76 Panama82 78 Kenya83 90 China84 73 Grenada85 115 Belarus86 135 Albania87 82 Ghana88 83 Brunei89 85 Solomon Islands90 84 Montenegro91 88 Palau92 87 Vietnam93 86 Marshall Islands94 91 Serbia95 89 Papua New Guinea96 106 Greece97 110 Dominican Republic98 123 Yemen99 98 Lebanon100 101 Zambia101 94 Jordan102 103 Sri Lanka103 92 Moldova104 93 Seychelles105 95 Guyana106 107 Croatia107 96 Nicaragua108 100 Swaziland109 113 Uruguay110 104 Bangladesh111 105 Uganda112 116 Guatemala113 102 Argentina114 125 Egypt115 108 Paraguay116 109 Ethiopia117 118 Costa Rica118 114 Nigeria119 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina120 112 Russian Federation121 111 Nepal2009RANK2008rankEconomy122 120 India123 119 Lesotho124 122 Bhutan125 126 Brazil126 121 Micronesia127 124 Tanzania128 129 Morocco129 127 Indonesia130 128 Gambia, The131 132 West Bank and Gaza132 130 Algeria133 134 Honduras134 131 Malawi135 150 Cambodia136 133 Ecuador137 145 Syria138 140 Uzbekistan139 148 Rwanda140 136 Philippines141 139 Mozambique142 138 Iran143 137 Cape Verde144 151 Madagascar145 144 Ukraine146 141 Suriname147 142 Sudan148 164 Burkina Faso149 168 Senegal150 149 Bolivia151 143 Gabon152 146 Iraq153 153 Djibouti154 147 Haiti155 152 Comoros156 163 Sierra Leone157 167 Liberia158 154 Zimbabwe159 156 Tajikistan160 166 Mauritania161 155 Côte d’Ivoire162 161 Afghanistan163 159 Togo164 158 Cameroon165 162 Lao PDR166 160 Mali167 165 Equatorial Guinea168 169 Angola169 157 Benin170 170 Timor-Leste171 172 Guinea172 171 Niger173 173 Eritrea174 175 Venezuela175 176 Chad176 177 São Tomé and Principe177 174 Burundi178 178 Congo, Rep.179 179 Guinea-Bissau180 180 Central African Republic181 181 Congo, Dem. Rep.Note: The rankings for all economies are benchmarked to June 2008 and reported in the country tables. Rankings on the ease of doing business are the average of the economy’s rankings on the 10 topics coveredin Doing Business 2009. Last year’s rankings are presented in italics. These are adjusted for changes in the methodology, data corrections and the addition of 3 new economies.Source: Doing Business database.(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank