Ecuador

Ease of Doing Business in

Ecuador

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Ecuador. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 13,774,909
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,510.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
130 131 down 1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 164 160 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 91 84 up -7
Getting Electricity 128 126 up -2
Registering Property 75 75 No change
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 133 131 up -2
Paying Taxes 88 88 No change
Trading Across Borders 123 126 up 3
Enforcing Contracts 100 101 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 139 138 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 164 DB 2011 Rank 160 Change in Rank down-4
Indicator Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean 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)
13 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)
56 54 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)
28.8 37.3 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)
4.3 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Reservation of the company name at the Superintendent of Companies 1 day no charge
2 Hire a lawyer to prepare the minutes of incorporation 1 day USD 780-1000
3 Deposit 50% of paid-in capital in a special account of “completion of capital” (Integración de Capital ) in the name of the company being formed 1 day no charge
4 Notarize the charter of incorporation and bylaws 2 days USD 245 for the first USD 25,000 of the start up capital + 0.2% of capital for notary fees for the rest of the start up capital
5 The lawyer presents the documents (attached with three certified copies of charter and bylaws) to the Superintendent of Companies for the approval of the constitution of the company 5 days no charge
6 Publish an abstract of the charter in a daily newspaper that circulates in the area in which the company operates 2 days USD 75
7 The general stockholder's meeting inscribes the charter and resolutions in the Mercantile Registry; register the names of the legal representatives in the Mercantile Registry 5 days USD 80
8 Apply for the Registro Unico de Contribuyentes (RUC) 4 days USD 5 per form
9 Print invoices and VAT forms at an authorized printing shop 1 day USD 40
10 Sign up online for Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS, social security institute) and obtain password to operate the online system 2 days no charge
11 Inscribe all employee contracts with the Ministry of Labor (Inspectoria de Trabajo) 2 days no charge
12 Inspection from the municipality 29 days no charge
13 Obtain “tasa de habilitacion” and pay commercial patent at the competent municipality 1 day USD 50

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