Denmark

Ease of Doing Business in

Denmark

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Denmark. 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 OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 5,574,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 60,390
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
5 5 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
84.7 84.6 down 0.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 33 30 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 8 8 No change
Getting Electricity 14 14 No change
Registering Property 6 10 up 4
Getting Credit 23 23 No change
Protecting Investors 32 29 up -3
Paying Taxes 13 14 up 1
Trading Across Borders 4 6 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 34 33 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 10 9 up -1

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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 8 DB 2012 Rank 8 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 93.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 93.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Denmark OECD high income 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)
8 -- 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)
68 -- 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)
57.1 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain Building permit from the Municipality 21 days DKK 186,963
2 Obtain Foundation permit from Municipality 15 days no charge
3 Notify the Center for construction of commencement of work 1 day no charge
4 Receive construction inspection from the supervising authority 1 day no charge
5 Send Completion notice to the Municipal Council 1 day no charge
6 Receive final inspection and obtain occupancy permit 21 days no charge
7 Request and obtain connection to water and sewage 5 days DKK 1,000
8 Request and receive connection to telephone 3 days DKK 1,000

** 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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