Central African Republic

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Central African Republic

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the Central African Republic. 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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Economy Summary
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 Low income
Population 4,486,837
GNI Per Capita (US$) 470
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
185 183 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
35.5 36.3 down -0.8
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 170 166 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 147 133 up -14
Getting Electricity 173 171 up -2
Registering Property 132 131 up -1
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 139 136 up -3
Paying Taxes 181 178 up -3
Trading Across Borders 182 183 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 177 175 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 185 185 No change

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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 2013 Rank 170 DB 2012 Rank 166 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 41.9 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 41.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.7
Indicator Central African Republic 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).

View methodology Procedures (number)
8 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.

View methodology Time (days)
22 34 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.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
172.6 67.3 4.5

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.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
444.1 116.0 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required initial capital in a bank and obtain deposit evidence 1 day XAF 23,600
2 Procurement of the Residence Certificate 1 day XAF1,000
3 All acquired documents are filed at the public notary’s office for notarization 3 days 0.5-5% of the company initial capital
4 Register company at Guichet Unique de formalité des Entreprises (GUFE) 7 days XAF 70,000 (frais d'enregistrement) + stamp fees ( 24 pages)+ XAF 30,000 (registration fee)
5 Advertise the company formation in a national news daily 1 day XAF 70,000
6 Register with the Chamber of Commerce 1 day XAF 50,000
7 Notify authorities of hiring of employees 1 day no charge
8 Obtain business license (agrement) 7 days XAF 10,200

** 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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