Gabon

Ease of Doing Business in

Gabon

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Gabon. 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 Upper middle income
Population 1,501,266
GNI Per Capita (US$) 7,760.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
156 160 down 4
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 156 154 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 58 60 up 2
Getting Electricity 137 136 up -1
Registering Property 134 131 up -3
Getting Credit 98 139 up 41
Protecting Investors 155 153 up -2
Paying Taxes 141 137 up -4
Trading Across Borders 133 132 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 150 150 No change
Resolving Insolvency 144 145 up 1

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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 156 DB 2011 Rank 154 Change in Rank down-2
Indicator Gabon 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)
9 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)
58 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)
17.3 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)
26.4 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required capital in a bank and obtain the deposit evidence 2 days no charge
2 Verify and reserve the company name 1 day XAF 25000
3 Obtain extracts of criminal record of the company manager 1-10 days XAF 3000
4 Deposit and register the company’s articles of association with the public notary 14 days XAF 375,000
5 Deposit documents with the Investment Promotion Agency (Agence de Promotion d’Investissement) 30 days XAF 50,000 (APIP fee) + XAF 60,000 (registration fees) + XAF 80,000 (stamps)
* 6 Pay fees and obtain receipt 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) included in procedure 5
7 Publish the notice of company formation in a legal journal (Hebdo-informations) 2 days XAF 60,000
8 Notify the Ministry of Labor the commence of operation 1 day no charge
9 Register the employees with the Social Security Authorities 1 day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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