Botswana

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Botswana

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Botswana. 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.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 2,030,738
GNI Per Capita (US$) 7,480
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
59 58 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
66.2 65.8 down 0.4
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 99 96 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 132 131 up -1
Getting Electricity 90 90 No change
Registering Property 51 51 No change
Getting Credit 53 52 up -1
Protecting Investors 49 46 up -3
Paying Taxes 39 38 up -1
Trading Across Borders 147 152 up 5
Enforcing Contracts 68 66 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 29 30 up 1

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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 132 DB 2012 Rank 131 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 66.6 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 66.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.3
Indicator Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

View methodology Procedures (number)
22 15 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.

View methodology Time (days)
145 196 143

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

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
172.7 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a site plan from the Department of Surveys and Maps 1 day BWP 2
* 2 Obtain a certified copy of rates certificate from the Gaborone City Council 1 day BWP 1
3 Obtain a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) 90 days BWP 50,000
* 4 Obtain clearance of the PEIA from the Department of Environmental Affairs 60 days BWP 39,030
5 Submit permit application at Gaborone City Council 1 day no charge
6 Receive inspection from the Gaborone City Council 1 day no charge
7 Obtain planning and building permit from the Gaborone City Council 30 days BWP 2,150
8 Apply for sewage connection 1 day BWP 5,000
9 Receive on-site inspection 1 day no charge
10 Receive inspection from Gaborone City Council at the start of an excavation for a foundation; 1 day no charge
11 Receive labor inspection 1 day no charge
12 Receive labor inspection 1 day no charge
13 Receive labor inspection 1 day no charge
14 Receive inspection from City Council of the start of foundation work 1 day no charge
15 Receive inspection from City Council of the start of concrete work 1 day no charge
16 Receive inspection from City Council of the start of slabs and damp-proof course 1 day no charge
17 Receive inspection from City Council of the setup of structure 1 day no charge
18 Notify the City Council of the practical completion of the building 1 day no charge
19 Receive on-site inspection 1 day no charge
* 20 Obtain water connection with Water Utilities Corporation 7 days BWP 2,500
* 21 Obtain telephone connection 7 days BWP 2,500
* 22 Obtain occupation permit 7 days no charge
* 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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