Chad

Ease of Doing Business in

Chad

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Chad. 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 11,506,130
GNI Per Capita (US$) 600.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
183 182 down -1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 183 182 up -1
Dealing with Construction Permits 122 120 up -2
Getting Electricity 117 117 No change
Registering Property 143 139 up -4
Getting Credit 98 152 up 54
Protecting Investors 155 153 up -2
Paying Taxes 180 179 up -1
Trading Across Borders 178 178 No change
Enforcing Contracts 163 163 No change
Resolving Insolvency 183 183 No change

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Starting a Business

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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 183 DB 2011 Rank 182 Change in Rank down-1
Indicator Chad 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)
11 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)
66 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)
208.5 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)
345.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Open a bank account, 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 and pick up a company registration form 1 day no charge
3 Notarize the company’s deeds and articles of association 8 days XAF 129,309
4 Register the articles of association with the Service d’Enregistrement, des Domaines et du Timbre 2 days XAF 95,586
5 Obtain administrative authorization from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 8 days XAF 20,000 + Stamps of XAF 3,000 (bought from Service des domaines) + Imprime d’autorisation XAF 5,000 (bought at the Chamber of commerce)
6 Register the company with the Registry of Commerce and Real Estate (Registre de Commerce et du Crédit Immobilier) 3 days XAF 12500
7 Make a formal announcement through legal journals/newspapers proclaiming the existence of the company 3 days XAF 50,000 in legal journal, variable in a newspaper
8 Register the company for taxes with the central tax services of the Ministry of Finance (Direction des Impots), pay the Patente and obtain a fiscal number 1 day XAF 245,896 (see details)
9 Submission of the Internal Regulation Code to the Labor Inspection Office (Inspection du Travail) 30 days no charge
10 Registration with the Social Security Institute (Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale) 2 days no charge
11 Make a company seal 7 days XAF 18,000

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