Burkina Faso

Ease of Doing Business in

Burkina Faso

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Burkina Faso. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. 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 Low income
Population 16,286,706
GNI Per Capita (US$) 550.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
150 151 down 1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 116 118 up 2
Dealing with Construction Permits 59 62 up 3
Getting Electricity 139 137 up -2
Registering Property 111 120 up 9
Getting Credit 126 152 up 26
Protecting Investors 147 145 up -2
Paying Taxes 147 146 up -1
Trading Across Borders 175 175 No change
Enforcing Contracts 108 107 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 103 106 up 3

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 116 DB 2011 Rank 118 Change in Rank up2
Indicator Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
3 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
13 37 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
47.7 81.2 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
373.3 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit subscribed capital in a bank 1-2 days no charge
2 Have a notary public notarize the declaration of capital subscription and deposit the two acts with the notary office 3 days 3 % of declared capital
3 Register at Centre des Formalités de Entreprise (CEFORE) for company registration, tax number (IFU), labor, and social security 9 days Fixed fee of XOF 47,500 : XOF 12,500 (RCCM) + XOF 7,500 (IFU) + XOF 5,000 (CNSS)+ XOF 7,500 (CEFORE) + XOF 5,000 (Court registration). In addition to XOF 10,000 fee for publication.

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