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

86 Doing Business 2009AFGHANISTAN South Asia GNI per capita (US$) 370Ease of doing business (rank) 162 Low income Population (m) 24.8Starting a business (rank) 22 Registering property (rank) 174 Trading across borders (rank) 179Procedures (number) 4 Procedures (number) 9 Documents to export (number) 12Time (days) 9 Time (days) 250 Time to export (days) 74Cost (% of income per capita) 59.5 Cost (% of property value) 7.0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 3,000Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 11Getting credit (rank) 178 Time to import (days) 77Dealing with construction permits (rank) 140 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 1 Cost to import (US$ per container) 2,600Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 340 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 160Cost (% of income per capita) 14,918.9 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 47Time (days) 1,642Employing workers (rank) 30 Protecting investors (rank) 181 Cost (% of claim) 25.0Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 0 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 0Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 0 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 2 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 27 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 0.7 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 0 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 49Payments (number per year) 8Time (hours per year) 275Total tax rate (% of profit) 36.4ALBANIA Eastern Europe & Central Asia GNI per capita (US$) 3,290Ease of doing business (rank) 86 Lower middle income Population (m) 3.2Starting a business (rank) 67 Registering property (rank) 62 Trading across borders (rank) 77Procedures (number) 6 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 7Time (days) 8 Time (days) 42 Time to export (days) 21Cost (% of income per capita) 25.8 Cost (% of property value) 3.4 Cost to export (US$ per container) 770Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 32.3 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 12 Time to import (days) 22Dealing with construction permits (rank) 170 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 9 Cost to import (US$ per container) 775Procedures (number) 24 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 331 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 8.3 Enforcing contracts (rank) 89Cost (% of income per capita) 435.0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 39Time (days) 390Employing workers (rank) 108 Protecting investors (rank) 14 Cost (% of claim) 38.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 8Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 40 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 9 Closing a business (rank) 181Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 5 Time (years) No practiceRigidity of employment index (0-100) 35 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 7.3 Cost (% of estate) No practiceFiring cost (weeks of salary) 56 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 0.0Paying taxes (rank) 143Payments (number per year) 44Time (hours per year) 244Total tax rate (% of profit) 50.5ALGERIA Middle East & North Africa GNI per capita (US$) 3,620Ease of doing business (rank) 132 Lower middle income Population (m) 33.9Starting a business (rank) 141 Registering property (rank) 162 Trading across borders (rank) 118Procedures (number) 14 Procedures (number) 14 Documents to export (number) 8Time (days) 24 Time (days) 51 Time to export (days) 17Cost (% of income per capita) 10.8 Cost (% of property value) 7.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,248Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 36.6 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 131 Time to import (days) 23Dealing with construction permits (rank) 112 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 3 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,428Procedures (number) 22 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 2Time (days) 240 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.2 Enforcing contracts (rank) 126Cost (% of income per capita) 46.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 47Time (days) 630Employing workers (rank) 118 Protecting investors (rank) 70 Cost (% of claim) 21.9Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 44 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 6Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 49Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 40 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 4 Time (years) 2.5Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 48 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.3 Cost (% of estate) 7Firing cost (weeks of salary) 17 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 41.7Paying taxes (rank) 166Payments (number per year) 34Time (hours per year) 451Total tax rate (% of profit) 74.2(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank