Belgium

Ease of Doing Business in

Belgium

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Belgium. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 11,008,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 46,160
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
33 31 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
75.0 74.8 down 0.2
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 44 36 up -8
Dealing with Construction Permits 57 55 up -2
Getting Electricity 82 84 up 2
Registering Property 176 176 No change
Getting Credit 70 67 up -3
Protecting Investors 19 17 up -2
Paying Taxes 75 72 up -3
Trading Across Borders 29 30 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 18 19 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 7 8 up 1

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 57 DB 2012 Rank 55 Change in Rank down-2
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 78.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 78.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Belgium OECD high income OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
11 -- 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
205 -- 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
54.2 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain clearance from the fire department 14 days EUR 880
2 Request building permit from the Municipality Office 110 days EUR 780
3 Inform Municipality of commencement of work 1 day no charge
4 Receive on-site inspection from fire department after construction 1 day no charge
5 Inform the Municipality office of the end of the construction works 1 day no charge
6 File application and receive a visit by the Cadastre after completion of work 1 day no charge
7 Apply for Water and Sewage connection 1 day no charge
8 Receive inspection from sewage and water on construction site 1 day no charge
9 Obtain sewage and water connection 75 days EUR 16,602
* 10 Request and receive on-site inspection by the telephone company 1 day no charge
* 11 Obtain telecommunications connection 35 days EUR 186
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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