Cambodia

Ease of Doing Business in

Cambodia

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Cambodia. 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 East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Low income
Population 14,138,255
GNI Per Capita (US$) 760.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
138 138 0
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 171 170 up -1
Dealing with Construction Permits 149 150 up 1
Getting Electricity 130 130 No change
Registering Property 110 111 up 1
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 79 74 up -5
Paying Taxes 54 51 up -3
Trading Across Borders 120 120 No change
Enforcing Contracts 142 141 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 149 150 up 1

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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 171 DB 2011 Rank 170 Change in Rank down-1
Indicator Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 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)
9 7 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)
85 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)
109.7 22.7 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)
31.3 20.1 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required initial capital in a bank and obtain deposit evidence. 1 day no charge
2 Check the uniqueness of the company name 5 days USD 10
3 Have an abstract of the company organization documents (bylaws, memorandum, and articles of association) published in a recognized public newspaper 7 days USD 15
4 Incorporate the company with the Commercial Register, maintained at the Office of the Clerk of the Commercial Court 25 days USD 105
5 Make a company seal 1 day USD 15
6 Have registration documents stamped and approved by Phnom Penh Tax Department 3 days USD 49
7 Register the company for VAT and patent at the Real Regime Tax Office 13 days USD 390
8 Notify the Ministry of Labor of the start of operations and hiring of employees 30 days USD 250 (8-200 employees)
* 9 Receive inspection from Labor Inspector 1 day included in procedure 8 Included in Procedure 8
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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