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

country tables 87ANGOLA Sub-Saharan Africa GNI per capita (US$) 2,560Ease of doing business (rank) 168 Lower middle income Population (m) 17.0Starting a business (rank) 156 Registering property (rank) 173 Trading across borders (rank) 172Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 7 Documents to export (number) 12Time (days) 68 Time (days) 334 Time to export (days) 68Cost (% of income per capita) 196.8 Cost (% of property value) 11.6 Cost to export (US$ per container) 2,250Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 39.1 Documents to import (number) 9Getting credit (rank) 84 Time to import (days) 62Dealing with construction permits (rank) 125 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 3,325Procedures (number) 12 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 4Time (days) 328 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 2.7 Enforcing contracts (rank) 179Cost (% of income per capita) 831.1 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 46Time (days) 1,011Employing workers (rank) 174 Protecting investors (rank) 53 Cost (% of claim) 44.4Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 67 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 5Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 60 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 6 Closing a business (rank) 142Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 70 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 6.2Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 66 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 5.7 Cost (% of estate) 22Firing cost (weeks of salary) 58 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 10.0Paying taxes (rank) 130Payments (number per year) 31Time (hours per year) 272Total tax rate (% of profit) 53.2ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 11,520Ease of doing business (rank) 42 High income Population (m) 0.1Starting a business (rank) 45 Registering property (rank) 97 Trading across borders (rank) 46Procedures (number) 8 Procedures (number) 6 Documents to export (number) 5Time (days) 21 Time (days) 26 Time to export (days) 15Cost (% of income per capita) 11.6 Cost (% of property value) 10.9 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,133Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0.0 Documents to import (number) 6Getting credit (rank) 109 Time to import (days) 15Dealing with construction permits (rank) 22 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 7 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,133Procedures (number) 13 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0Time (days) 156 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Enforcing contracts (rank) 73Cost (% of income per capita) 25.8 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 0.0 Procedures (number) 45Time (days) 351Employing workers (rank) 46 Protecting investors (rank) 24 Cost (% of claim) 22.7Difficulty of hiring index (0-100) 11 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 4Rigidity of hours index (0-100) 0 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 8 Closing a business (rank) 61Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 20 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (years) 3.0Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 10 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6.3 Cost (% of estate) 7Firing cost (weeks of salary) 52 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 35.5Paying taxes (rank) 136Payments (number per year) 56Time (hours per year) 207Total tax rate (% of profit) 46.8ARGENTINA Latin America & Caribbean GNI per capita (US$) 6,050Ease of doing business (rank) 113 Upper middle income Population (m) 39.5Starting a business (rank) 135 Registering property (rank) 95 Trading across borders (rank) 106Procedures (number) 15 Procedures (number) 5 Documents to export (number) 9Time (days) 32 Time (days) 51 Time to export (days) 13Cost (% of income per capita) 9.0 Cost (% of property value) 7.5 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,480Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 3.7 Documents to import (number) 7Getting credit (rank) 59 Time to import (days) 18Dealing with construction permits (rank) 167 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 4 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,810Procedures (number) 28 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6Time (days) 338 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 31.2 Enforcing contracts (rank) 45Cost (% of income per capita) 183.3 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 100.0 Procedures (number) 36Time (days) 590Employing workers (rank) 130 Protecting investors (rank) 104 Cost (% of claim) 16.5Difficulty 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) 2 Closing a business (rank) 83Difficulty of firing index (0-100) 0 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 6 Time (years) 2.8Rigidity of employment index (0-100) 35 Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 4.7 Cost (% of estate) 12Firing cost (weeks of salary) 95 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 29.8Paying taxes (rank) 134Payments (number per year) 9Time (hours per year) 453Total tax rate (% of profit) 108.1(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank