Czech Republic

Ease of Doing Business in

Czech Republic

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Czech Republic. 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 OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 10,534,920
GNI Per Capita (US$) 17,870.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
64 70 down 6
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 138 130 up -8
Dealing with Construction Permits 68 65 up -3
Getting Electricity 148 149 up 1
Registering Property 34 48 up 14
Getting Credit 48 45 up -3
Protecting Investors 97 93 up -4
Paying Taxes 119 129 up 10
Trading Across Borders 70 69 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 78 79 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 33 32 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 138 DB 2011 Rank 130 Change in Rank down-8
Indicator Czech Republic OECD high income 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)
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)
20 -- 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)
8.4 -- 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)
30.7 -- 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check business name for uniqueness 1 day no charge
2 Obtain extracts of criminal record and real estate at Czechpoint Offices 1 day CZK 100 (extract of criminal records) + CZK 100 (extract of real estate)
3 Notarize articles of association 1 day CZK 20,280
4 Obtain confirmation of the administrator of the capital contribution of the company along with the confirmation of the bank that the capital contribution is held in the company’s special bank account for the registered capital. 2 days no charge
5 Register with the Trade Licensing Office and obtain extract of the trade license 5 days CZK 1000
6 Register in the Business (Commercial) Registry of the Regional Commercial Court 7 days CZK 5,000 (paid in the form of court stamps)
7 Register for taxes 1 day no charge
* 8 Register for social security 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 9 Register with health insurance 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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