Chad

Ease of Doing Business in

Chad

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Chad. 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 Low income
Population 11,525,496
GNI Per Capita (US$) 690
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
184 185 down 1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
31.2 30.5 down 0.7
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 181 185 up 4
Dealing with Construction Permits 127 126 up -1
Getting Electricity 149 147 up -2
Registering Property 140 144 up 4
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 158 155 up -3
Paying Taxes 184 182 up -2
Trading Across Borders 180 179 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 167 166 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 185 185 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 127 DB 2012 Rank 126 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 47.1 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 47.1 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Chad 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)
13 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)
154 196 143

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)
5,106.8 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a geotechnical study 5 days FCFA 300,000
2 Deposit technical file at municipality to apply for building permit 1 day no charge
3 Pay stamps duty at the Service des Domaines et du Timbre 1 day FCFA 40,000
4 Pay and obtain a construction permit 7 days FCFA 1,200,000
5 Request and receive final inspection for the certificate of conformity 30 days no charge
6 Request and obtain an inspection for the reevaluation of the property 1 day no charge
7 Register the building at the Service des Domaines et du Timbres 30 days FCFA 16,000,000
* 8 Request water connection 1 day no charge
* 9 Receive on-site visit by STEE 4 days no charge
* 10 Obtain water connection 90 days FCFA 60,000
11 Request phone line 1 day no charge
12 Receive inspection by telecom company SOTEL 1 day no charge
* 13 Obtain telephone line 14 days FCFA 45,000
* 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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