Djibouti

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Djibouti

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Djibouti. 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.

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Economy Summary
Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 905,564
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,467
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
171 171 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
42.5 41.7 down 0.8
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 185 181 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 145 142 up -3
Getting Electricity 142 138 up -4
Registering Property 148 149 up 1
Getting Credit 180 180 No change
Protecting Investors 181 181 No change
Paying Taxes 67 63 up -4
Trading Across Borders 41 38 up -3
Enforcing Contracts 161 161 No change
Resolving Insolvency 142 144 up 2

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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 2013 Rank 185 DB 2012 Rank 181 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 38.8 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 34.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up4.6
Indicator Djibouti Middle East & North 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).

View methodology Procedures (number)
11 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.

View methodology Time (days)
37 23 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.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
150.7 29.8 4.5

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.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
383.6 72.3 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the initial capital at the bank and obtain a receipt 2 days no charge
2 Verify the uniqueness of the company name 5 days no charge
3 Notarize company statutes 3 days DJF 100000
4 Obtain criminal record of managers 2 days DJF 500F stamp duties per page (depending on number of records)
5 Register statutes with the Direction des Impôts 2-5 days 5% of capital + DJF 500 per page stamp duties (x16 or 17 pages).
6 Publish notice in La Nation 7 days DJF 20,000 to 40,000 depending on the length
7 File documents with the Commercial Registry at the Greffe du Tribunal 8 days DJF 32,800 registration fees (l’immatriculation)
8 Register for taxes and obtain professional license (patente) 2 days DJF 100,000 to 300,000.
9 Create a company seal, letterhead and books 3 days DJF 2000 - 3000 (for seal and letterhead) + DJF 5000 - 7000 (books)
10 Obtain signature of the President of the Court on the company books 2 days no charge
* 11 Register employees with Organisation de Protection Sociale (OPS) 1-2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 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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