Chile

Ease of Doing Business in

Chile

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Chile. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 17,134,708
GNI Per Capita (US$) 9,940.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
39 41 down 2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 27 62 up 35
Dealing with Construction Permits 90 87 up -3
Getting Electricity 41 41 No change
Registering Property 53 46 up -7
Getting Credit 48 75 up 27
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 45 42 up -3
Trading Across Borders 62 59 up -3
Enforcing Contracts 67 66 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 110 96 up -14

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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 27 DB 2011 Rank 62 Change in Rank up35
Indicator Chile Latin America & Caribbean 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)
7 9 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)
7 54 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)
5.1 37.3 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)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Notarize articles of incorporation, record them in a public deed and send an excerpt of the public deed to the Offical Gazette and to the Commercial Registry 1 - 2 days USD 250 (notary fees)
2 Request online the registration of the company and obtain a registration certificate 2 days USD15+0.2% of capital
3 Obtain tax registration number (Rol Unico Tributario) and give notice of initiation to Internal Revenue Service 1 day no charge
4 Print receipts/invoices in the authorized printing company 1 day USD 43 per 50-page book
5 Seal accounting books, invoices and other documents at the IRS 1 day no charge
* 6 Obtain a "patente municipal" working license from the competent municipality 1 day, simultaneous with previous procedure no charge
* 7 Register with the labor-related accident insurance (Seguro Social contra Riesgos de Accidentes del Trabajo y Enfermedades Profesionales) at the Mutuales de Seguridad 1 day, simultaneous with previous procedure no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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