Cameroon

Ease of Doing Business in

Cameroon

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Cameroon. 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 Lower middle income
Population 20,030,362
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,210
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
161 156 down -5

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
46.2 45.8 down 0.4
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 125 123 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 95 92 up -3
Getting Electricity 63 61 up -2
Registering Property 158 155 up -3
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 128 124 up -4
Paying Taxes 176 173 up -3
Trading Across Borders 157 158 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 172 175 up 3
Resolving Insolvency 150 150 No change

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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 95 DB 2012 Rank 92 Change in Rank down-3
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 72.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 71.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up1.0
Indicator Cameroon 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.

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Procedures (number)
11 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.

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Time (days)
147 196 143

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)
1,008.7 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a situation plan from the cadastre 21 days FCFA 100,000
* 2 Obtain a recent proof of land ownership 21 days FCFA 20,000
* 3 Obtain a certificate of urban planning (certificat d'urbanisme) 21 days FCFA 40,000
* 4 Obtain geo-technical assessment 2 days FCFA 1,200,000
5 Receive on-site inspection by the Douala Urban Council 1 day FCFA 15,000
6 Receive inspection for the septic tank 1 day FCFA 15,000
7 Obtain building permit 45 days FCFA 3,902,800
8 Submit final records of the construction project 1 day no charge
9 Obtain approval upon project completion 45 days no charge
* 10 Request and obtain phone connection 15 days FCFA 300,000
* 11 Request and obtain water connection 74 days FCFA 400,000
* 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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