ease of doing business index (total) 2013-2014
TRANSCRIPT
By: Edward Feldbrugge
Source: World bank
Date: 28-05-2015
Region Ranking Country Name Rank 2013
Africa High Mauritius 1 29
Africa High South Africa 2 37
Africa High Rwanda 3 48
Africa High Tunisia 4 56
Africa High Ghana 5 69
Asia & Oceania High Singapore 1 1
Asia & Oceania High New Zealand 2 2
Asia & Oceania High Hong Kong SAR, China 3 3
Asia & Oceania High Korea, Rep. 4 5
Asia & Oceania High Australia 5 10
Central & South America High Peru 1 34
Central & South America High Chile 2 39
Central & South America High Colombia 3 53
Central & South America High Puerto Rico 4 41
Central & South America High Panama 5 55
Eurasia High Georgia 1 14
Eurasia High Estonia 2 16
Eurasia High Latvia 3 21
Eurasia High Lithuania 4 24
Eurasia High Macedonia, FYR 5 31
Europe High Denmark 1 4
Europe High Norway 2 6
Europe High Finland 3 8
Europe High United Kingdom 4 9
Europe High Iceland 5 11
Middle East High United Arab Emirates 1 25
Middle East High Israel 2 38
Middle East High Saudi Arabia 3 44
Middle East High Qatar 4 45
Middle East High Bahrain 5 53
North America High United States 1 7
North America High North America 2 11
North America High Canada 3 15
North America High Mexico 4 43
Africa High medium Morocco 6 68
Africa High medium Botswana 7 66
Africa High medium Namibia 8 80
Africa High medium Seychelles 9 87
Africa High medium Zambia 10 107
Africa High medium Swaziland 11 111
Africa High medium Lesotho 12 128
General
Ease of doing business
index
Africa High medium Ethiopia 13 129
Africa High medium Tanzania 14 130
Africa High medium Mozambique 15 142
Africa High medium Yemen, Rep. 16 135
Africa High medium Kenya 17 137
Africa High medium Sierra Leone 18 140
Asia & Oceania High medium Malaysia 6 20
Asia & Oceania High medium Thailand 7 28
Asia & Oceania High medium Japan 8 27
Asia & Oceania High medium Samoa 9 61
Asia & Oceania High medium Tonga 10 63
Asia & Oceania High medium Mongolia 11 70
Asia & Oceania High medium Vietnam 12 72
Asia & Oceania High medium Vanuatu 13 75
Asia & Oceania High medium Fiji 14 73
Asia & Oceania High medium Philippines 15 86
Asia & Oceania High medium China 16 93
Asia & Oceania High medium Solomon Islands 17 97
Central & South America High medium Jamaica 6 85
Central & South America High medium Guatemala 7 71
Central & South America High medium Uruguay 8 74
Central & South America High medium Costa Rica 9 78
Central & South America High medium Dominican Republic 10 84
Central & South America High medium Trinidad and Tobago 11 91
Central & South America High medium Antigua and Barbuda 12 83
Central & South America High medium Paraguay 13 92
Central & South America High medium Dominica 14 94
Central & South America High medium Bahamas, The 15 96
Central & South America High medium St. Lucia 16 95
Eurasia High medium Armenia 6 49
Europe High medium Sweden 6 12
Eurasia High medium Belarus 7 57
Europe High medium Germany 7 13
Eurasia High medium Russian Federation 8 64
Europe High medium Ireland 8 17
Europe High medium Austria 9 19
Europe High medium Switzerland 10 22
Europe High medium Portugal 11 23
Europe High medium Netherlands 12 26
Europe High medium Poland 13 30
Europe High medium France 14 33
Europe High medium Spain 15 32
Europe High medium Bulgaria 16 36
Europe High medium Montenegro 17 42
Europe High medium Belgium 18 40
Middle East High medium Oman 6 60
Middle East High medium Kuwait 7 79
Africa Low medium Gabon 19 138
Africa Low medium Gambia, The 20 144
Africa Low medium Mali 21 143
Africa Low medium Algeria 22 147
Africa Low medium Burundi 23 150
Africa Low medium Uganda 24 152
Africa Low medium Cote d'Ivoire 25 158
Africa Low medium Cameroon 26 148
Africa Low medium Djibouti 27 154
Africa Low medium Sao Tome and Principe 28 160
Africa Low medium Sudan 29 153
Africa Low medium Togo 30 164
Africa Low medium Comoros 31 156
Africa Low medium Benin 32 167
Africa Low medium Madagascar 33 157
Africa Low medium Equatorial Guinea 34 162
Africa Low medium Malawi 35 163
Africa Low medium Burkina Faso 36 161
Africa Low medium Senegal 37 171
Africa Low medium Niger 38 165
Africa Low medium Guinea 39 169
Africa Low medium Liberia 40 168
Africa Low medium Zimbabwe 41 172
Africa Low medium Nigeria 42 175
Africa Low medium Mauritania 43 173
Africa Low medium Guinea-Bissau 44 176
Africa Low medium Congo, Rep. 45 179
Africa Low medium Angola 46 180
Asia & Oceania Low medium Brunei Darussalam 18 98
Asia & Oceania Low medium Sri Lanka 19 105
Asia & Oceania Low medium Nepal 20 109
Asia & Oceania Low medium Palau 21 110
Asia & Oceania Low medium Maldives 22 114
Asia & Oceania Low medium Indonesia 23 117
Asia & Oceania Low medium Bhutan 24 122
Asia & Oceania Low medium Pakistan 25 127
Asia & Oceania Low medium Papua New Guinea 26 131
Asia & Oceania Low medium Kiribati 27 133
Asia & Oceania Low medium Cambodia 28 134
Asia & Oceania Low medium Marshall Islands 29 136
Asia & Oceania Low medium India 30 140
Asia & Oceania Low medium Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 31 145
Central & South America Low medium Honduras 17 100
Central & South America Low medium St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18 101
Central & South America Low medium Barbados 19 103
Central & South America Low medium El Salvador 20 106
Central & South America Low medium Ecuador 21 115
Central & South America Low medium Belize 22 119
Central & South America Low medium St. Kitts and Nevis 23 120
Central & South America Low medium Brazil 24 123
Central & South America Low medium Guyana 25 121
Central & South America Low medium Nicaragua 26 126
Central & South America Low medium Argentina 27 124
Eurasia Low medium Moldova 9 82
Eurasia Low medium Kazakhstan 10 76
Europe Low medium Czech Republic 19 47
Europe Low medium Slovenia 20 46
Europe Low medium Romania 21 50
Europe Low medium Turkey 22 51
Europe Low medium Italy 23 52
Europe Low medium Hungary 24 58
Europe Low medium Luxembourg 25 59
Europe Low medium Cyprus 26 62
Europe Low medium Greece 27 65
Europe Low medium Croatia 28 67
Europe Low medium Kosovo 29 81
Middle East Low medium Lebanon 8 102
Middle East Low medium Egypt, Arab Rep. 9 113
Africa Low Eritrea 1 189
Africa Low Libya 2 188
Africa Low Central African Republic 3 186
Africa Low Chad 4 185
Africa Low Congo, Dem. Rep. 5 184
Asia & Oceania Low Afghanistan 1 182
Asia & Oceania Low Myanmar 2 178
Asia & Oceania Low Timor-Leste 3 174
Asia & Oceania Low Bangladesh 4 170
Asia & Oceania Low Lao PDR 5 155
Central & South America Low Venezuela, RB 1 183
Central & South America Low Haiti 2 181
Central & South America Low Suriname 3 159
Central & South America Low Bolivia 4 151
Central & South America Low Grenada 5 125
Eurasia Low Tajikistan 1 177
Eurasia Low Uzbekistan 2 149
Eurasia Low Ukraine 3 112
Eurasia Low Kyrgyz Republic 4 99
Eurasia Low Azerbaijan 5 88
Europe Low Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 104
Europe Low Malta 2 90
Europe Low San Marino 3 89
Europe Low Albania 4 108
Europe Low Serbia 5 77
Middle East Low Syrian Arab Republic 1 165
Middle East Low Iraq 2 146
Middle East Low West Bank and Gaza 3 139
Middle East Low Iran, Islamic Rep. 4 132
Middle East Low Jordan 5 116
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
28
43
46
60 22,9 5,7 16,8
70 21,2 24,3 9,2
1
2
3
5
10
35
41
34
47
52
15 22,1 1,9 7,7
17 32,7 0,2 28,7
23 7,9 6,7 19,6
24 28 9,1 17,9
30 20,9 8,2 34,8
4
6
9
8
12
22
40 46,4 0,2 33
49
50
53
7
11,5
16
39
71
74
88 38,4 4,6 8,3
85
111 12,2 9,5 15,5
110
128
General
Ease of doing business
index
Firms using banks to
finance investment
Informal payments to
public officials quality certification
New businesses
registered (number)
132
131 18,5 20,1 17,6
127
137 3,8 55 4,9
136 43,7 28,6 22,3
140
18
26
29
67
69
72 22,7 31,2 15,9
78
76
81
95
90
87
58
73
82
83
84
79
89
92
97
97
100
45 17,4 4,6 23,6
11 17,9 39,1
57 27,3 13,2 13,4
14
62
13
21
20
25
27
32 30,6 14,3 33,1
31
33
38 23,5 18,2 23,3
36 29,6 17,6 13,8
42
66
86
144
138
146
154
152 29,9 31,1 10,6
150 8,1 27,8 11,6
147
158
155 24,3 12,1 17,3
153
160 6,7 5,8 7
149
159
151
163 13 43,1 15,3
165
164
167
161 19,2 6,3 9,3
168
169
174
171
170 6,4 78,3 6,5
176 12,8 27,8 16,2
179
178
181
101
99
108 17 14,3 8,2
113
116
114
125
128 9,2 48,4 36,8
133
134
135 8 55,4 9,5
139
142 30,3 16,6 27,5
145
104
103
106
109
115
118
121
120
123
119
124
63 20 16,4 18,7
77 16,3 20,4 15
44 34,3 10,7 40,9
51 30,4 14 22,4
48 28 18,7 34,4
55 44,2 5,8 32,4
56
54 22,6 35,3 48,8
59
64
61
65 27 13,3 24,1
75 30,9 22,4 32,5
104 53,1 20,9 13,1
112
189
188
187
185
184 7,1 50,4 13,3
183 2 39,3 22,1
177 2,8 26,8 1,7
172
173 19,8 48,5 14,3
148
182
180
162
157
126
166 13,2 37,2 16,9
141 16,1 3,5 4
96 30,3 73,1 16,6
102 18,4 51,3 28
80 27,4 6,8 12,8
107 38 5,9 32,2
94
93
68 11,2 18,3 18,8
91 27 11,9 32,5
175
156
143 9,9 7,3 7,9
130
117 46,8 7,7 6,8
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
5 5 108,0972 1,7 1,7
5 5 149,4723 2 2 3132000000
7 8 2,5 2,5 24100000
10 10 75,74061 1,3 1,3
8 8 16,989 1,9 1,9 440000000
3 3 128,1929 0,8 0,8
1 1 1,3 1,3
3 3 219,4899 1,1 0,8
3 3 135,0165 1,5 1,5
3 3 126,0642 1 1
6 6 31,38655 3,1 3,1 2292300000 553000000
7 7 105,8866 3,2 3,2 5999700000 1112000000
8 8 50,22988 1,7 1,7 1400000000 443000000
6 6 2,5 2,5
5 5 70,71573 2,5 2,5 195000000
2 2 39,84928 2 2
5 4 73,70269 3 3
4 4 60,70436 1,5 1,5
4 3 46,22201 1,9 2,3
2 2 49,20471 1,8 1,8
4 4 199,6038 1 1
5 4 0,9 0,9
3 3 98,136 0,9 0,9
6 6 155,4916 1 1
5 5 91,50785 1 1
6 6 3,2 3,2
5 5 2 2
9 9 40,29292 2,8 2,8
8 8 39,26978 2,8 2,8
7 7 68,88906 2,5 2,5
6 6 192,312 1,5 1,5
3,5 3,5 192,312 1,15 1,15
1 1 0,8 0,8
6 6 30,60402 1,8 1,8 1936600000 3593800000
5 5 70,16908 3,5 3,5 1438000000
10 10 32,0471 1,7 1,7
10 10 46,98474 2,5 2,5
9 9 21,85097 2 2
6 5 16,53924 2,4 2,4
12 12 25,26846 2 2
7 7 20,19911 2,6 2,6
Start-up procedures to
register
General Credit Facilities
Domestic credit to
private sector (% of
GDP)
Time to resolve
insolvency (years)
Investment in energy with
private participation
(current US$)
9 9 1,8 1,8
9 9 13,09788 3 3
9 9 28,89918 5 5 250000000
6 6 6,336045 3 3
10 10 31,63012 4,5 4,5 200000000
6 6 5,673362 2,3 2,3
3 3 123,9942 1,5 1 1283000000
4 4 154,4076 2,7 2,7 1703400000 933820000
8 8 188,3429 0,6 0,6
4 4 40,55612 2 2
4 4 28,18624 2,7 2,7
5 5 67,28143 4 4
10 10 96,80327 5 5
8 8 68,68163 2,6 2,6
11 11 81,39901 1,8 1,8
16 16 35,82949 2,7 2,7 1265000000
13 11 140,0141 1,7 1,7 3088800000 584140000
7 7 34,38174 1 1
5 2 29,61276 1,1 1,1
6 6 32,63815 3 3 84000000
5 5 26,84092 1,8 1,8 843200000 300000000
9 9 50,43555 3 3 274600000 125000000
7 7 23,96333 3,5 3,5
7 7 31,13032 2,5 2,5
8 8 67,65361 3 3
7 7 45,80417 3,9 3,9
5 5 55,57226 4 4
7 7 77,37173 3 3
5 5 111,112 2 2
2 2 45,1846 1,9 1,9
3 3 135,3355 2 2
5 5 24,14686 3 3
9 9 93,12994 1,2 1,2
6,1 4,4 52,50699 2 2
4 4 168,033 0,4 0,4
8 8 112,1178 1,1 1,1
6 6 169,0398 3 3
3 3 169,7818 2 2
4 4 177,9905 1,1 1,1
4 4 53,93423 3 3
5 5 111,3495 1,9 1,9
10 6 171,9693 1,5 1,5
4 4 69,64366 3,3 3,3 165000000
6 6 53,61326 1,4 1,4
3 3 89,39461 0,9 0,9
5 5 42,68982 4 4
12 12 61,57592 4,2 4,2
7 7 13,65247 5 5
8 7 15,40538 2 2
5 5 22,79195 3,6 3,6
13 13 16,69388 2,5 2,5
3 3 18,0068 5 5
15 15 13,5023 2,2 2,2
5 4 18,43427 2,2 2,2 350000000 269000000
5 5 14,78097 2,8 2,8
9 7 31,08959 2,3 2,3
4 3 31,22324 6,2 6,2
10 10 10,44752 2 2
7 6 32,22014 3 3
8 8 23,85817
7 7 24,91611 4 4
4 4 11,92265 2 2
18 18 10,62334
10 8 18,54768 2,6 2,6
3 3 23,43 4 4
4 4 33,03728 3 3
6 6 14,20302 5 5
6 6 3,8 3,8
4 4 20,05744 3 3
9 9 3,3 3,3
8,7 8,7 12,59434 2 2 407300000
9 7
9 9 14,02288
11 11 11,31662 3,3 3,3
8 8 23,52898
15 15 34,9851 2,5 2,5
9 9 29,20278 1,7 1,7
7 7 58,11376 2 2
8 8 2 2
5 5 44,72247 1,5 1,5
9,2 10 37,89266 1,9 1,9 1930700000 1651170000
8 8 46,07519
10 10 16,03931 2,7 2,7 263100000
6 6 34,62308 3 3
7 7
11 11 45,33906 6 6
5 5 2 2
11,5 11,9 51,8707 4,3 4,3 3057800000 995500000
7 7 19,71189 5,3 5,3
12 12 55,22767 3,8 3,8 198800000
7 7 53,64328
8 8 1,8 1,8
8 8 42,69315 3,5 3,5
13 13 26,71646 5,3 5,3
9 9 56,22116 2 2
7 7 63,21336
12,2 11,6 70,68442 4 4 9472300000 1602600000
8 8 44,56796 3 3
7 6 28,81322 2,2 2,2
14 14 15,76997 2,8 2,8 778000000
6 5 39,74182 2,8 2,8
6 6 35,5822 1,5 1,5
9 9 55,35646 2,1 2,1
2 2 70,78623 2 2
5 5 41,41736 3,3 3,3 189000000 483500000
6 7 70,19425 3,3 3,3 13586100000 143000000
6 5 117,0287 1,8 1,8
4 4 50,7551 2 2
6 6 162,4246 2 2
6 6 300,5993 1,5 1,5
5 5 122,589 3,5 3,5
7 7 76,71831 3,1 3,1
6 5 34,93961 2 2
5 5 98,63553 3 3
7 7 27,82423 2,5 2,5
13 13
10 10 13,9358
8 8 14,93053 4,8 4,8
9 9 5,83504 4 4
11 7 5,243434
3 3 4,161379 2 2
11 11 5 5 170000000
8 5
9 9 41,79475 4 4 40300000 518500000
6 6 1042500000
17 17 25,32957 4 4
12 12 18,97879
13 13 27,01197 5 5
15 15 46,95872 1,8 1,8
6 6 74,88201
5 4 17,85502 1,7 1,7
7 7 2 2
6 6 73,9818 2,9 2,9
2 2 4 4
3 3 25,45803 1,5 1,5
11 11 62,01097 3,3 3,3
11 11 119,3237 3 3
8 8 2,3 2,3
5 5 37,57645 2 2 164000000
6 6 43,56572 2 2
7 7 4,1 4,1
10 10 6,513389 250000000
9 9
7 6 12,24135 4,5 4,5
7 7 72,33397 3 3 1102000000
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
0
1452900000
0
130000000 0,2
197800000 11,4
1081300000 916000000 552000000
306100000 677600000
1993600000 788600000 129000000
459600000 270000000
79100000 0,5
0,1
0,1
85096000 0
74100000 1,2
0
3483100000 4040500000 350000000 86150000
441000000 114000000
0
25200000 1,2
0
39400000 5,5
0
0
FacilitiesInvestment in telecoms
with private
participation (current
US$)
Investment in transport
with private participation
(current US$)
Investment in water and
sanitation with private
participation (current
US$)
Value lost due to
electrical outages (%
of sales)
0
82500000 5,5
0 80000000
0 16,1
370300000 5,6
8900000
924800000 381000000
1706000000
0
0
0 0,7
0 275500000
0
23000000
735000000 45000000
4475760000 1351790000 116760000 129210000
600000000
372800000 120000000
64600000
71000000
583400000 73400000
309700000
54420000 101000000 0,1
187740000 0,1
7969600000 3100000
0,2
227200000 79000000 0,4
6600000 0 0,8
16800000
0
78700000
609000000
0 2,6
125900000 6,3
237800000
75800000
2,8
208100000 1,1
20600000
38400000
0 6,8
39300000
39600000
105600000 132000000 1,6
24000000
295900000
0 25000000
154900000
1886200000 4400000000 12,4
0 1,2
8300000
13700000 0
0
10,4
1771600000 140000000
22,3
0
0 0,3
7358300000 4587300000 2046700000 135100000 2
208200000 1149300000
188600000
460300000
10209900000 11768100000 27392500000 2947100000 238000000
88800000
2342900000 0
43400000 0,2
560800000 0,4
0,2
0,1
667300000 0,7
1928200000 3215000000 3952000000 0,6
0,2
0,1
17800000 63000000 6,9
0 5,7
685000000
0
8100000
30300000
78800000 6,2
5,1
2,1
0
3,7
0
809400000
141200000
62500000 4,4
344200000 2,2
184800000 0,2
23000000 2,3
60400000 0,1
61900000 0,3
51000000 30500000 2,6
99500000 0,3
87000000
661000000
34500000 6,4
354000000
107000000 167000000 0,2
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
4 4 5 5 184,4536 244,613 174,0613
5 5 6 6 320,4333 425,5599 223,6846
7 7 9 9 1301,855 1163,189 692,9308
4 4 6 6 291,626 283,8483 157,8544
6 6 7 7 819,9152 598,1303 335,7797
3 3 3 3 297,7053 277,2426 192,3185
4 4 6 6 284,4092 278,5089 163,8792
3 3 3 3 264,2284 290,7266 227,4681
3 3 3 3 324,8613 321,2742 206,5207
5 5 7 7 395,6881 338,5103 213,1559
5 5 7 7 601,3904 588,9264 300,7949
5 5 5 5 402,7395 430,2178 329,1895
4 4 6 6 450,9738 514,7726 344,4216
5 5 8 8
3 3 3 3 1803,376 642,2589 437,9237
4 4 4 4 900,6192 1109,99 621,5602
3 3 4 4 425,4619 359,3415 178,0508
5 5 5 5 776,616 550,5938 273,1766
4 4 5 5 855,1768 644,9748 273,5028
6 6 8 8 322,6067 315,1974 151,0876
4 4 3 3 217,5231 213,92 119,0056
4 4 5 5 255,1773 261,8797 152,986
4 4 5 5 161,2431 224,8367 112,6883
4 4 4 4 190,1332 188,4908 96,68969
4 4 4 4 262,9211 184,7325 109,7996
3 3 5 5 732,4131 699,823 448,2153
4 4 4 4 211,4392 198,4026 124,9345
6 6 8 8 484,6423 542,0067 337,9505
5 5 7 7 1182,396 1122,386 733,2606
6 6 8 8 282,5128 280,5812 134,8651
3 3 5 5 201,9357 185,132 132,7507
3 3 4 4
3 3 3 3 165,622 193,7878 139,8092
4 4 4 4 228,5227 217,8514 153,1469
5 4 6 6 293,627 390,9451 239,8466
6 6 6 6 284,3519 362,5388 210,8688
8 8 7 7 265,0531 487,8206 321,3012
5 5 5 5 298,0217 271,9298 132,2027
7 7 8 8 1187,914 1145,936 640,4124
7 7 6 6 207,8643 145,5037 77,30544
7 7 7 7 425,9272 284,2169 181,1424
Import&Export
Import volume index
(2000 = 100)
Documents to export
(number)
Documents to import
(number)
Export value index
(2000 = 100)
Import value index
(2000 = 100)
8 8 11 11 617,7364 952,0628 530,3003
7 7 11 11 688,2922 804,059 418,7406
7 7 9 9 1181,319 742,6598 385,7233
6 6 9 9 232,9002 537,8657 250,9434
8 8 9 9 337,7077 526,7584 259,4647
7 7 8 8 16112,57 970,5619 375,1995
4 4 4 4 232,3914 251,3509 180,874
5 5 5 5 331,3827 404,8915 235,6457
3 3 5 5 149,1974 219,5373 129,1643
6 6 6 6 95,55231 406,7208 218,8459
6 6 6 6 171,0074 302,4259 149,8402
11 11 12 12 797,4431 1034,125 516,3998
5 5 8 8 914,6183 844,9001 452,4798
6 6 7 7 153,8462 356,3218 193,1353
8 8 9 9 205,1282 325,3012 160,1272
6 6 7 7 141,7528 175,4921 117,5465
8 8 5 5 886,6771 866,7444 530,3821
7 7 5 5 637,6812 576,087 274,6313
6 6 7 7 123,5645 188,0986 88,39026
8 8 6 6 374,823 338,5872 202,021
6 6 7 7 395,0752 335,9218 200,4666
5 5 5 5 198,1213 281,8799 240,9024
5 4 6 5 167,8578 174,069 120,7387
5 5 10 10 297,1455 266,0218 115,4545
5 5 7 7 115,3846 132,6781 58,72882
7 7 9 9 428,7556 537,2041 391,8623
6 6 8 8 69,05227 148,1501 84,32038
5 5 5 5 168,432 149,4985 67,3886
8 7 11 11 406,9767 188,7324 77,63551
5 5 8 8 503,0591 507,6313 292,631
3 3 3 3 192,7081 217,844 116,3084
8 8 10 10 508,1937 497,3121 222,4075
4 4 4 4 263,93 239,3798 126,3375
9 9 10 10 498,2501 767,4268 544,592
2 2 2 2 147,8694 127,8831 75,30374
3 3 4 4 258,0709 252,388 126,235
3 3 4 4 284,6224 242,9424 138,3591
4 4 4 4 258,6966 188,6744 98,30937
4 4 4 4 285,3204 271,1148 139,5123
5 5 4 4 636,4479 415,1629 208,0919
2 2 2 2 177,3695 201,3213 94,95555
4 4 4 4 274,4444 217,5462 100,8019
4 4 5 5 607,4146 523,5893 251,5737
6 6 5 5
4 4 4 4 249,4958 254,3007 130,1282
7 7 8 8 507,1299 689,924 419,8736
7 7 10 10 591,6855 412,1839 267,8023
6 6 8 8 366,5707 408,1772 260,7011
6 6 6 6 600,012 187,1658 94,57713
6 6 11 11 477,0642 459,0571 246,8604
8 8 9 9 299,1972 598,1027 361,8919
9 9 9 9 198,3272 548,4494 306,9975
7 7 10 10 612,8259 373,0469 210,1519
9 9 13 13 353,3951 519,2993 245,0687
11 11 12 12 229,1326 471,8159 233,2663
5 5 5 5 379,7468 271,1864 130,1933
8 8 6 6 400 470,3077 246,7074
7 7 7 7
6 6 7 7 288,1979 373,5046 73,05142
9 9 8 8 183,7965 659,7222 384,4202
7 7 8 7 293,3673 350,7341 183,5485
5 5 9 9 236,6505 291,6778 161,0187
7 7 6 6 1276,208 1389,803 900,5031
11 11 12 12 303,2109 507,2023 284,0564
10 10 12 12 1033,493 572,8314 321,044
6 6 6 6 274,9758 426,9748 193,2375
8 8 10 10 565,3411 480,723 274,902
7 7 8 8 195,1952 351,3072 181,6311
10 10 12 12 164,1337 181,1377 121,9068
7 7 8 8 184,5136 230,8105 105,931
9 9 13 13 476,758 642,1061 381,4661
8 8 8 8 747,382 717,7423 382,4454
6 6 6 6 337,5055 403,0058 188,1206
11 11 10 10 393,7324 1182,796 720,0521
10 10 9 9 868,5772 805,9211 558,8733
5 5 5 5 297,735 323,3966 195,1298
7 7 7 7 182,3147 286,5676 144,9977
11 11 11 11 106,9652 410,6802 181,8784
5 5 9 9 60,82725 118,0173 76,75401
7 7 9 9 317,3873 447,7727 248,8444
4 4 8 8 280,6422 429,7952 218,1817
9 9 11 11 514,5631 593,6073 321,8319
8 8 8 8 278,5768 411,4285 155,6007
7 7 9 9 260,8834 390,9644 181,8933
6 6 6 6 208,7973 283,1715 143,1735
8 8 9 9 654,9332 671,5813 380,4036
5 5 5 5 657,6063 255,8293 186,0382
7 7 10 10 737,1667 904,2317 543,83
5 5 6 6 138,8696 187,3361 119,8604
5 5 6 6 231,3517 277,3456 182,3203
5 5 6 6 95,74468 220,8589 114,4205
5 5 5 5 169,9112 152,15 75,30539
7 7 7 7 186,7086 217,7502 156,3062
7 7 6 6 506,5865 733,775 461,4067
5 5 7 7 301,341 152,5885 82,59154
4 4 7 7 138,1216 127,551 81,24933
6 6 8 8 439,3749 427,0686 236,5638
6 6 7 7 275,1372 305,4101 144,6549
5 5 5 5 373,4876 312,9104 191,4997
6 6 8 8 315,1968 294,1958 217,7937
9 9 11 11 508,2686 706,91 842,078
10 10 12 12 936,336 969,6925 585,0585
4 4 6 6 554,6379 448,3238 226,2629
5 5 7 7 388,7405 329,2768 169,0185
5 5 6 6 632,3 558,2539 284,1052
7 7 8 8 546,5807 461,7209 247,1167
3 3 3 3 215,233 199,9063 93,98569
6 6 6 6 383,6853 310,2552 192,9611
5 5 4 4 232,8626 239,6817 139,1965
5 5 7 7 206,0048 163,5795 84,17115
4 4 6 6 311,3346 186,1067 84,21005
6 6 7 7 267,3702 265,2307 152,4859
8 8 7 7
4 4 7 7 723,5019 353,5152 178,6428
8 8 10 10 530,7062 406,7673 216,0808
10 10 12 12 891,8919 218,512 104,5159
7 7 9 9 345,7652 723,4727 397,3351
9 9 17 17 86,95652 213,6752 98,95236
8 8 11 11 2459,016 946,3722 551,768
7 7 10 10 781,0563 922,6714 527,9172
10 10 10 10 364,1342 459,2243 257,3116
9 8 9 8 635,7358 489,2677 241,4618
6 6 7 7
6 6 9 9 455,6818 409,5655 193,9096
10 10 10 10 787,1394 541,7725 304,028
8 8 9 9 258,5821 329,9821 230,902
8 8 9 9 283,3129 328,1347 154,0538
8 8 6 6 643,5494 436,8904 222,3675
7 7 6 6 935,0071 506,4819 302,9379
4 4 6 6 72,91667 144,4821 86,45889
11 11 12 12 148,2038 620,7407 273,1133
12 11 14 13 440,1846 482,0171 302,7045
8 8 9 9 434,4622 551,4761 268,8255
9 9 11 11 350,46 1087,565 501,6458
9 9 11 11 1782,235 955,6314 549,4069
8 8 8 8 532,0219 331,3463 184,0233
5 5 7 7 142,2643 171,3134 115,298
4 4 4 4
7 7 8 8 891,5176 445,0622 264,2289
6 6 7 7 848,1718 553,5705 296,775
8 8 9 9 64,75248 152,0141 78,99954
10 10 10 10 439,4014 461,7714 272,8508
6 6 6 6 285,0662 232,7472 108,1052
7 7 11 11 285,3266 352,5687 196,2505
5 5 7 7 416,5398 475,5976 156,7192
2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
1 3 8 8
2 2 7 7
17 17
1 2 0,3 8 8
4 5 2,7 32 32
2 2 5 5
8 8
1 1 3 3
1 1 10 10
2 2 11 11
3 2 9 9
1 1 7 7
3 2 10 11
16 16
2 52 52
1 2 0,6 5 5
1 1 0,7 7 7
1 2 0,7 7 7
1 1 0,5 11 11
2,5 29 7
1 1 10 10
1 1 4 4
2 1 8 8
2 2 8 8
1 1 26 26
2 2 4 4
0,6 33 33
8 9 3 3
7 5 4 4
1 1 13 13
2 2 10,6 10,6
1,5 2 9,3 9,3
1 2 8 8
2 2 6 6
6 6
34 34
2 2 0,6 26 26
28 28
3 4 1,4 38 37
33 33
32 32
Tax Import&Export
Import volume index
(2000 = 100)
Lead time to export,
median case (days)
Lead time to import,
median case (days)
Number of visits or
required meetings
with tax officials
Tax payments
(number)
14 13 30 30
7 10 1,4 48 49
37 37
3,6 44 44
3 4 1,5 41 30
33 33
1 1 13 13
1 1 22 22
2 2 13 14
37 37
30 29
1 1 1,4 41 41
1 1 32 32
31 31
38 38
2 2 36 36
2 3 7 7
34 34
3 36 36
2 2 7 8
1 2 33 33
1 2 23 23
2 3 9 9
39 39
57 57
28 20
37 37
1 2 18 18
32 32
1,3 10 10
0,1 6 6
0,5 10 7
1 2 9 9
2 4 7 7
9 9
2 2 12 12
1 1 19 19
3 2 8 8
1 2 9 9
1 2 0,6 18 18
1 1 8 8
3 2 8 8
1 1 1,8 13 13
7 12 2,8 29 29
2 1 11 11
14 14
1 2 12 12
1 1 26 26
50 50
35 35
3 4 27 27
1 1,6 25 25
2,7 31 31
63 63
3 5 44 44
3 3 0,6 35 35
45 45
6 5 3,1 42 42
3 3 50 50
33 33
6 8 55 55
0,8 23 23
46 46
35 35
45 45
1 1 0,9 59 58
41 41
57 57
33 33
2 1 49 49
4 5 2 47 47
1 1,7 37 49
46 46
49 49
5 4 30 30
27 27
2 2 58 47
3 3 1,8 34 34
11 11
2 3 30 30
3 4 65 65
19 19
3 3 2 47 47
32 32
7 7
1 1 1,5 40 40
21 21
2 2 1,1 33 33
21 21
2 2 48 48
36 36
27 27
53 53
3 4 8 8
29 29
35 35
2 3 9 9
35 35
8 8 43 43
2 3 9 9
1,7 32 21
0,8 6 6
0,9 8 8
0,4 11 11
2 2 1,3 39 14
2 2 0,7 11 11
1 2 15 15
1 3 1 12 11
1 1 23 23
30 29
5 2 8 8
2 3 1 19 19
2,7 33 33
2 13 0,6 19 19
2 3 29 29
30 30
19 19
56 56
54 54
9,4 40 50
1,2 20 20
1 1 1,4 31 31
18 18
2 3 1,9 21 21
2 34 35
8 10 71 71
1 1 47 47
30 30
3 4 42 42
30 30
14 14 2,4 69 31
18 18 0,5 45 33
5 5 1,3 28 5
1 2 1,9 52 52
1,7 18 7
1 2 1,4 40 45
1 7 7
19 19
1 1 5 42 34
1 1 1,1 67 67
19 19
1 13 13
1,4 39 28
7 3 20 20
2 3 1,2 25 25
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014 2013
152 152 24,5 24,5 69,33575303 67,51151337
200 200 28,6 28,8 60,72596562 96,54402103
13,37171 113 107 33,5 33,5 39,94821725 200,6000301
144 144 62,4 62,4 87,94146658 96,32344535
224 224 33,3 33,3 65,13106778 178,1326593
82 82 18,4 18,4 262,8926859 80,63770763
152 152 34,4 34,4 42,56775117 123,8781453
78 78 22,6 22,8 422,5437734 96,36789503
187 187 32,4 32,4 82,42035383 61,41342944
105 105 47,2 47,3 31,71019414 176,9917936
293 293 36 36 42,42489756 153,797436
291 291 27,7 27,9 56,22777598 187,5277374
203 239 76,1 75,4 31,2363355 144,1188278
218 218 49,6 66
417 417 37 37,2 86,63926412 88,87903996
280 362 16,4 16,4 66,80897517 132,6059603
81 81 49,6 49,3 138,4548519 94,13991131
224 193 35 35 104,398889 104,1593608
175 175 42,9 42,6 147,6377567 93,35619335
119 119 7,4 7,4 106,5841516 88,98065793
130 130 26,3 26 61,58548112 100,0004373
83 83 40,7 40,7 47,63250361 159,6971009
93 93 39,8 40 56,79586239 87,88629116
110 110 34,6 33,7 44,68667814 102,2227369
140 140 29,8 29,7 63,77720817 84,64986728
12 12 14,8 14,8 156,5839421 185,4042796
235 235 29,9 30,1 48,7561227 100,6123333
72 64 14,5 14,5 72,69869162 214,6927966
41 41 11,3 11,3 84,51058402 219,7040823
60 60 13,5 13,5 107,2863398 121,9517647
10,5659 175 175 43,8 43,8 23,31005182 95,33866276
10,6608 153 153 31,8 32,4 26,03568857
11,53195 131 131 19,8 21 51,05459377 124,7260488
334 334 51,6 51,8 61,15830253 104,3514938
232 232 49,1 49,3 64,4402 112,7722233
152 152 25,3 25,3 102,4844263 82,32466765
314 314 21,2 20,7 93,01637042 119,9029211
76 88 27,6 31,7 115,0911094 88,07203578
183 177 14,9 14,8 77,38716741 177,0694796
110 110 35,6 35,6 97,85550459 108,9238119
324 324 13,6 13,6 130,4956369 72,23604714
Tax Trade
Total tax rate (% of
commercial profits)
Merchandise trade
(% of GDP)
Net barter terms of
trade index (2000 =
100)
Tax revenue (% of
GDP)
Time to prepare and
pay taxes (hours)
306 306 31,6 31,8 31,35179702 124,3709508
185 181 44,3 44,3 39,33832673 135,9456677
230 230 36,6 36,6 83,81155603 94,80181124
248 248 33,3 33,3 60,35405474 165,5322158
307,5 201,5 38,1 38,1 40,21109492 88,30717996
353 353 31 31 89,37777995 60,23309017
133 133 38,9 39,2 138,6803587 100,5497696
264 264 29,2 26,9 123,7571805 91,61144654
330 330 49,8 51,3 31,47156101 58,98009485
224 224 18,4 18,4 53,45908664 79,94613742
182 200 30,1 30,1 48,25643246 83,10926338
192 148 24,5 24,4 92,28049702 190,3361983
872 872 40,8 40,8 154,0728198 98,63924929
120 120 8,5 8,5 42,48974498 89,94319097
195 195 31,1 31,1 102,6529613 108,2206981
193 193 42,5 42,5 44,76675534 62,43155256
318 261 64,8 64,6 45,00949427 74,77308628
80 80 32 32 87,48115956 90,13557858
368 368 44,2 39,3 54,42240701 81,8145205
326 256 40,9 39,9 51,20220227 83,7947494
310 312 41,8 41,8 37,17870968 107,8235961
226 163 58 58 59,68712157 77,8395009
324 324 43,4 43,4 43,36577097 93,17472428
210 210 31,5 32 87,82326768 147,7290011
207 207 40,9 41,6 47,69882366 62,13709691
384 378 35 35 74,37014302 105,171785
117 117 37 37 46,64516129 100,576735
58 58 48,5 41,1 48,33729216 90,26643255
96,5 110 34,7 34,7 55,24927597 91,44679035
380 321 35,9 20,4 57,10068226 114,3936965
122 122 52,1 49,4 56,50382692 92,86834091
319 183 52 52 111,883202 104,372197
218 218 49,1 48,8 70,81528517 96,33084961
177 168 48,7 48,9 41,31455025 244,8349822
80 80 25,7 25,9 77,44426974 94,77897673
166 166 51,9 52 83,31627883 86,73301495
63 63 29 29 62,74716805 78,82805523
275 275 42,3 42,4 60,81682506 92,55391645
123 123 39,5 39 147,8116593 92,68042813
286 286 38,5 38,7 77,42588055 97,86328306
137 137 66,6 66,6 44,92198827 88,30886263
167 167 56,8 58,2 47,05213545 89,31646628
454 454 27 27 117,1811437 106,9550693
320 320 22,3 22,3 64,38395615
160 160 57,4 57,8 175,3305412 94,35455626
68 68 23 23 114,7166608 240,3559826
98 98 12,4 12,8 82,14522305 222,7947842
488 488 43,2 40,6 69,29246284 226,2563955
376 376 275,4 63,3 48,69966226 96,50477125
15,76778 270 270 48,3 48,3 57,01386462 148,9256585
451 451 72,7 72,7 57,09394462 215,7356185
274 274 50,4 45,7 33,53885584 130,682134
209 209 36,5 36,5 33,29620914 106,1492121
270 270 52,5 51,9 83,62798721 141,8812583
630 630 48,8 48,8 37,87942246 154,7925051
82 82 37,3 37,3 57,61504967 85,69099299
424 424 38,2 38,2 54,10438131 111,9142582
180 180 45,4 45,4 25,54504589
270 270 48,9 50,3 84,12898952 28,86201402
100 100 216,5 216,5 50,77640591 83,24747669
270 270 63,3 63,3 46,94710168 116,9956152
183 183 35,8 35,1 48,05203626 80,96121768
492 492 44 44 137,9924387 230,5794223
174,5 174,5 33,5 35,5 109,3707683 97,63812203
270 270 41,3 41,3 44,703413 117,9753423
644 620 45,3 45,1 63,34634037 109,0739339
270 270 47,3 47,8 49,27492669 172,7229749
440 440 68,3 68,3 55,33735365 98,0719081
150,5 150,5 28,6 33,3 149,0808255
242 242 32,4 32,8 57,87469236 104,6538301
907,9 907,9 32,7 32,7 30,47125143 222,1146845
696 734 65,6 71,3 142,4660756 156,0639732
208 208 45,5 45,5 44,75537381 79,84347027
602 602 55,8 55,2 108,6196268 226,8221106
282 282 52 52 75,13393541 257,3965636
96 93 15,8 15,8 93,47252276 216,8675778
209,5 167 57 55,6 41,60786166 68,80955621
15,33536 334 334 29,5 29,5 38,80341823 74,78704262
142 142 75 75,4 63,55158648 91,97509019
413 413 31,5 31,5 89,7630773 88,91758951
259 253,5 31,4 31,4 42,68316067 121,8428251
274 274 38,7 38,7 87,01698634 122,7610383
11,1324 577 594 32,4 32,6 30,0697266 59,09644003
207 207 39,3 39,3 73,55629179 191,0717241
120 120 32,7 32,7 70,73034286 84,78484337
173 173 21 21 146,3380413 69,64803641
128 128 64,8 64,8 104,7588817 98,42721202
243 243 61,5 61,7 41,558318 131,0888574
128 128 60 60,5 72,7282616 85,4425581
224 224 43 43 101,6644944 72,36392322
108 108 38,6 38,6 60,05428695 94,48639487
237 237 34,6 34,6 113,4810318
320 320 38,7 38,7 67,03958515 87,55293949
654 654 33,7 33 55,31263435 134,4589071
147 147 31,1 31,1 94,58936853 99,47899364
203 203 51,6 49,8 37,9834498 68,17492152
2600 2600 69 69 21,93664407 126,1784745
256 256 32 32,3 107,7946869 114,3938045
207 207 64,7 65,8 71,52161256 80,8873929
405 405 119,3 137,3 25,46620899 131,166716
181 185 39,7 39,7 99,02253839 101,986532
188 188 28,5 28,6 56,66137942 229,6066923
413 413 48 48,5 146,0720437 101,6292376
260 260 32,4 32 140,8860025 94,62638392
200 159 43,2 43,2 73,43117822 109,7379764
226 226 39,7 40,1 49,0718408 90,4310299
269 269 65,8 65,4 46,2962902 97,65001906
277 277 49,3 48 155,9970393 95,18333758
55 55 20,4 20,2 75,0217346 77,69906962
146,5 146,5 22,5 23,2 38,02600858 92,21781122
193 193 44 49,9 40,76370585 88,32427319
196 208 19,6 18,8 56,64130761 97,69331406
161,5 155 15,2 15,3
180 183 29,6 29,9 98,13404272
392 392 40,6 45 31,91002655 153,0471858
216 216 83,7 83,7 39,48784771 84,78385616
889 889 31,5 31,5 95,01408063 199,5102808
483 483 73,3 73,3 26,00483082 68,12384564
732 732 72,4 63,5 51,79985085 213,7010922
348 316 55,7 54,7 38,54283977 128,8745868
275 275 35,8 35,8 45,49051092 136,1205378
154,5 154,5 48,9 47,7 112,5431125
276 276 11 11
302 302 32,5 32,5 43,66318523 57,37681996
362 362 26,3 25,8 46,99673175 107,3583771
792 792 65,5 65,5 32,51319726 254,6287873
184 184 40,3 40,3 54,37785045 71,67605634
199 199 27,9 27,9 86,20839529 127,0657738
1025 1025 83,7 83,7 68,08128364 174,2448711
140 140 45,3 45,3 48,5931569 85,3264664
224 209 80,9 80,9 62,32176216 92,43676354
205 192,5 93,8 42,2 45,14701451 171,1069016
390 350 54,4 52,9 79,05873749 116,829111
210 210 29 29 108,772075 108,8385895
214 195 39,8 39,8 58,36278453 194,7915584
407 407 22,2 23,3 89,52972789 97,63158776
139 139 41,5 41,6 96,83813341 124,840996
52 52 42,2 42,2
357 357 30,9 30,7 55,80847055 94,43060649
279 279 33,2 38,6 77,23438844 103,1317239
336 336 42,5 42,5 148,3543529
312 312 27,8 27,8 65,64853379 222,0056288
170 162 16,5 15,3 74,21375504
344 344 44,1 44,1 35,51055969 190,3038727
151 151 29 29 88,40890177 75,90655242
2014 2013 2014
51,29353935
8,365061843
15,0972043
17,31074316
15,27265056
87,07349699
14,04329484
66,55944854
16,16966446
7,738093335
6,318038598
10,27464107
5,188408691
34,25099829
28,16389828
42,88914654
25,12962333
27,74603545
25,0190635
38,54719529
17,86288931
20,91236848
17,92672142
36,42339086
18,5754564
11,80269791
19,01886572
14,78246198
6,855553104
7,268894982
11,06300338
4,143289576
21,11398542
8,200979912
13,98851487
49,64747892
7,646656212
24,63726558
18,63572669
Trade
Net barter terms of
trade index (2000 =
100)
Trade in services (%
of GDP)
13,01578083
32,28982036
11,11925036
20,35628309
26,94895179
29,50764831
6,225691866
36,23705486
23,87483487
13,06960708
57,44379801
46,38135428
14,28129056
5,915418722
34,4843116
32,88758586
9,757774701
11,60808247
20,37537607
15,52653551
57,01418013
6,868030693
38,52563326
49,60171021
44,65158247
22,11865167
21,39549103
17,76458848
15,69714851
9,467980482
101,736994
26,60296414
19,69918401
18,25079412
25,19736912
13,90240166
17,30596529
17,01974207
22,95354657
40,0927029
41,55679595
16,18055369
15,63041721
6,979475565
13,46007455
20,14277524
15,60570107
36,74132515
25,85647526
4,606947552
13,02755235
58,7053408
28,51363076
19,45762447
12,19123267
11,19612359
137,2497519
6,674702631
17,32324155
5,514724057
34,40624341
14,660481
21,91922279
32,7089288
14,64350418
5,897527092
40,37716501
47,29557118
5,581896255
22,24101501
16,08264906
5,462538564
26,6844627
7,511955957
20,49549221
24,28624196
14,44645936
8,689325243
10,30832867
29,40842371
213,8993468
47,73454757
21,49220679
28,54727855
17,64627576
62,0325963
11,6596428
8,210822374
24,98707803
6,225571628
11,69638239
20,5993071
14,26567243
10,84416625
31,38251425
21,82937885
29,77906843
16,92600872
13,91116419
85,7331108
36,03869387
19,05636902
32,46230341
Field
Ease of doing business index
Firms using banks to finance investment
Informal payments to public officials
quality certification
New businesses registered (number)
Start-up procedures to register
Export value index (2000 = 100)
Import value index (2000 = 100)
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Time to resolve insolvency (years)
Investment in energy with private participation (current US$)
Investment in telecoms with private participation (current US$)
Investment in transport with private participation (current US$)
Import volume index (2000 = 100)
Lead time to export, median case (days)
Lead time to import, median case (days)
Number of visits or required meetings with tax officials
Tax payments (number)
Investment in water and sanitation with private participation (current US$)
Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales)
Documents to export (number)
Documents to import (number)
Trade in services (% of GDP)
Tax payments (number)
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
Merchandise trade (% of GDP)
Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100)
Description or Comment
Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low
numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index
averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The
ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.
Firms using banks to finance investment are the percentage of firms using banks to finance investments.
Informal payments to public officials are the percentage of firms expected to make informal payments to
public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, and the
Internationally-recognized quality certification is the percentage of firms having an internationally-
recognized quality certification, i.e., International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9000, 9002 or
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar
year.
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary
permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations.
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial
corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other
Time to resolve insolvency is the number of years from the filing for insolvency in court until the resolution
of distressed assets.
Investment in energy projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in energy
(electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly
Investment in telecom projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in
telecommunications that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public.
Investment in transport projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in transport that
have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. Movable assets and small
Investment in water and sanitation projects with private participation covers infrastructure projects in
water and sanitation that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public.
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import
value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by
Value lost due to electrical outages is the percentage of sales lost due to power outages.
All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has
already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government
All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has
already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a
percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a
percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for
Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to
port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to
arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided
"Number of visits or required meetings with tax officials is the number of visits or required meetings with
tax officials during the year.
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary
permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations.
Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after
accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value
of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the
import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data
Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold)
three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes,
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary
permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations.
Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain
compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds
Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold)
three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes,