Ease of Doing Business Across the World

Ease of Doing Business Rank OD Doing Business Map Rank, 1=the best 1 | 2| з | Singapore Hong Kong SAR, China New Zealand United States 4| Denmark 5 | Malaysia 6 | 7| в| Korea, Rep. Georgia Norway United Kingdom 10 I Legund Loction 11 | 12 I Australia O35 - 73 Finland O73- 117 D17- 153 O1s3 - 189 Iceland 13 I Sweden 14 I Ireland 15 Taiwan, China 16 I 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 17 I 18 I 19 I Lithuania Thailand Singapore Canada Country Performance across Doing Business Areas Mauritius 20 Germany 21 2012 2013 2014 Estonia 22 I United Arab Emirates Trading Across Borders - Rank - 23 Latvia Macedonia, FYR Protecting Investors - Rank 25 Saudi Arabia 26 Dealing with Construction Permits - Rank Japan 27 Netherlands 28 Starting a Business - Rank Switzerland 29 Austria 30 Getting Credit - Rank Portugal 31 Rwanda 32 Resolving Insolvency - Rank Slovenia 33 Chile Paying Taxes - Rank 34 Israel 35 Belgium Getting Electricity - Rank 36 Armenia 37 Enforcing Contracts - Rank France 38 Cyprus 39 Registering Property - Rank Puerto Rico (U.S.) 40 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 South Africa 41 Rank Peru 42 Colombia 43 Montenegro 44 Singapore Poland 45 Ease of Doing Business Rank, 1=the best Bahrain 46 1.5 Oman 47 Qatar 48 |||||||| Slovak Republic 49 Kazakhstan 50 0.5 Tunisia 51 Spain 52 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2007 2010 2012 2014 Singapore Characteristics of Doing Business Procedures 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Dealing with Construction Permits Dealing with Construction Permits - Cost (% of income per capita) 25.90 23.70 22.60 20.90 19.60 19.40 17.80 16.40 15.70 Dealing with Construction Permits - Procedures (number) 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 Dealing with Construction Permits - Time (days) 103.00 103.00 103.00 38.00 33.00 33.00 33.00 26.00 26.00 Enforcing Contracts Enforcing Contracts - Cost (% of claim) Enforcing Contracts - Procedures (number) Enforcing Contracts - Time (days) 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 Getting Credit Getting Credit - Depth of credit information index (0-6) 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 Getting Credit - Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 33,50 38.60 38.60 42.70 48.30 40.30 60.80 53.80 58.30 60.30 Getting Credit - Public registry coverage (% of adults) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Getting Credit - Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Getting Electricity Getting Electricity - Cost (% of income per capita) 34.10 33.80 31.10 28.60 27.50 Getting Electricity - Procedures (number) 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Getting Electricity - Time (days) 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 36.00 Paying Taxes Paying Taxes - Labor tax and contributions (%) 17.00 17.60 Paying Taxes - Other taxes (%) 4.70 4.70 Paying Taxes - Payments (number per year) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Paying Taxes - Profit tax (%) Paying Taxes - Time (hours per year) Paying Taxes - Total tax rate (% profit) Protecting Investors 6.00 4.90 80.00 80.00 80.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 84.00 82.00 82.00 27.70 23.80 23.20 27.90 27.80 25.40 27.10 27.60 27.10 Protecting Investors - Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) Protecting Investors - Extent of director liability index (0-10) Protecting Investors - Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 Protecting Investors - Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 Registering Property Registering Property - Cost (% of property value) 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 Registering Property - Procedures (number) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Registering Property - Time (days) 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 5.50 Resolving Insolvency Resolving Insolvency - Cost (% of estate) 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Resolving Insolvency - Outcome (0 as piecemeal sale and 1 as going concern) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Resolving Insolvency - Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 89.40 Resolving Insolvency - Time (years) 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 Starting a Business Starting a Business - Cost (% of income per capita) 1.00 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.80 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.60 0.60 Starting Business - Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Starting a Business - Procedures (number) 7.00 7.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Starting a Business - Time (days) 8.00 8.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 3.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50 Trading Across Borders Trading Across Borders - Cost to export (US$ per container) 416.00 416.00 416.00 456.00 456.00 456.00 456.00 456.00 460.00 Trading Across Borders - Cost to import (US$ per container) 367.00 367.00 367.00 439.00 439.00 439.00 439.00 439.00 440.00 Trading Across Borders - Documents to export (number) 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Trading Across Borders - Documents to import (number) 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 export (days) Trading Across Borders - Time to import (days) Trading Across Borders - Time 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Doing Business Components Ranks, 1 = the best Paying Taxes Resolving Insolvency Enforcing Contracts Registering Property Starting a Business Getting Electricity Getting Credit Trading Across Borders 2012 2013 2014