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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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 145 DB 2012 Rank 142 Change in Rank down-3
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 53.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 50.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up3.0
Indicator Djibouti Middle East & North Africa 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.

View methodology Procedures (number)
15 17 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.

View methodology Time (days)
172 151 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
2,023.6 305.2 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain lot plan and a certificate of registration 7 days no charge
2 Apply and obtain a "permis de remblai" (embankment) at the Direction de l'Habitat et l'Urbanisme 7 days no charge
3 Apply for the certificate of compliance for embankment 1 day no charge
4 Receive inspection to verify the compactness of the embankment from the LBCE 1 day DJF 90,000
5 Obtain certificate of compliance for the embankment - certificat de conformite de remblai 14 days no charge
6 Request and obtain final ground plans (plan de masse cadastral) 7 days DJF 83,610
7 Obtain building permit 60 days DJF 4,550,000
8 Request and receive foundation inspection from the Direction de l'Habitat et l'Urbanisme, Sous-direction Contrôle et Réglementation 14 days USD 300
9 Request and receive concrete test from the LBCE- Laboratoire Central du Bâtiment et de l'Equipement 3 days DJF 390,000
10 Request and receive first resistance test from the LBCE- Laboratoire Central du Bâtiment et de l'Equipement 7 days no charge
11 Request and receive final resistance test from the LBCE- Laboratoire Central du Bâtiment et de l'Equipement 28 days no charge
12 Obtain Certificate of Conformity (Certificat de Conformité) 7 days no charge
* 13 Apply for water and sewage connection 1 day USD 500
* 14 Receive inspection and obtain water connection 21 days no charge
* 15 Obtain fixed telephone line 15 days DJF 20,000
* 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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