Equatorial Guinea

Ease of Doing Business in

Equatorial Guinea

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Equatorial Guinea. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category High income
Population 693,385
GNI Per Capita (US$) 14,680.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
155 161 down 6
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 178 181 up 3
Dealing with Construction Permits 100 101 up 1
Getting Electricity 88 93 up 5
Registering Property 80 76 up -4
Getting Credit 98 139 up 41
Protecting Investors 147 145 up -2
Paying Taxes 167 166 up -1
Trading Across Borders 134 135 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 74 73 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 183 183 No change

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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 178 DB 2011 Rank 181 Change in Rank up3
Indicator Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan 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).

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Procedures (number)
21 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.

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Time (days)
137 37 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)
101.4 81.2 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)
14.6 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a copy of the criminal records 1 day no charge
2 Notary legalizes company statutes 3-14 days 3-6% of capital
3 Register public deed in the commercial registry 2-3 days 3% of capital
4 Open bank account and obtain bank certificate 1 day no charge
5 Obtain certificate of solvency 2 days XAF 10,000 – 15,000 (stamps)
6 Obtain certificate of fiscal solvency 2 days XAF 5,000 – 10,000 (stamps)
7 Apply for authorization of establishment by the Prime Minister 1-12 months XAF 2000 (stamp)
* 8 Apply for tax registration 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) 1% of capital (tax identification number – NIF) + 1% of capital (minimum fiscal quota) + XAF 2,000 (tax ID number)
* 9 Notify Ministry of Labor of the start of operations 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) XAF 300 (form) + XAF 6,750 (small) - XAF 12,500 (medium-sized)
* 10 Register for social security 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) XAF 300 per page
* 11 Apply for registration with the Department of Small and Medium-size Companies at the Ministry of Commerce 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) XAF 100000
* 12 Apply for registration with the Department of Commerce at the Ministry of Commerce 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) XAF 150000
* 13 Apply for registration with the Minister of Development and Planning (Ministerio de Desarrollo y Planificacion) 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) XAF 150000
* 14 Pay fees into treasury’s bank account 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 7-12
* 15 Obtain confirmation from Treasury for receipt of payment 3-5 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 16 Obtain tax identification number (NIF) 2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 7
* 17 Obtain registration number with Ministry of Labor 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 8
* 18 Obtain social security number 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 9
* 19 Obtain license from Department of Small and Medium-size Enterprises 14 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 10
* 20 Obtain license from Department of Commerce 14 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 11
* 21 Obtain license from Ministry of Development and Planning 14 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 12
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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