Congo, Dem. Rep.

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Congo, Dem. Rep.

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Democratic Republic of Congo. 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 67,827,495
GNI Per Capita (US$) 180.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
178 176 down -2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 148 145 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 77 77 No change
Getting Electricity 145 147 up 2
Registering Property 121 113 up -8
Getting Credit 174 170 up -4
Protecting Investors 155 153 up -2
Paying Taxes 165 163 up -2
Trading Across Borders 167 167 No change
Enforcing Contracts 170 170 No change
Resolving Insolvency 166 165 up -1

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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 148 DB 2011 Rank 145 Change in Rank down-3
Indicator Congo, Dem. Rep. 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)
10 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)
65 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)
551.4 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)
0.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a certificate confirming headquarters location 7 days CDF 1000
2 Notarize the articles of association 14 days USD 53 per document, assuming 5 documents
3 Register with the Commercial Registry 5 days USD 120 for the registry and USD 40 to deposit the document
4 Publication of the company’s statutes in the official journal 1 day (receipt only) CDF 300 per line
5 Obtain a national identification number from the Ministry of Economy 15 days USD 50
6 Register the company for tax with the Direction Générale des Impots 7 days no charge
7 Declare the establishment of the company with the Inspectorate of Labor (l’Inspection du Travail) and the National Office of Employment (l’Office National de l’ Emploi) 1 day no charge
8 Receive inspection by the inspection officials from the Ministry of Labor 1 day no charge
9 Register with the National Institute for Social Security 7 days no charge
10 Obtain operational permit from the Municipality 7 days USD 250 for each permit

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