Botswana

Ease of Doing Business in

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.

Economy Overview

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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Getting Electricity

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The challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse are shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

DB 2013 Rank 90 DB 2012 Rank 90 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 70.9 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 70.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.2
Indicator Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
5 5 5

The number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

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Time (days)
121 133 98

The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
353.8 4,736.9 93.0
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application to Botswana Power Company (BPC) and await estimate 7 calendar days no charge
2 Receive site visit from BPC and await estimate 11 calendar days no charge
3 Receive estimate from BPC, make payment, and receive external connection works 75 calendar days BWP 207,317.9
4 Request and receive internal and external wiring testing from BPC inspection department 14 calendar days no charge
5 Submit stamped inspection certificate to BPC and sign supply contract, and receive turn on of electricity 14 calendar days no charge

** 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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