Gambia, The

Ease of Doing Business in

Gambia, The

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for The Gambia. 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.

Economy Overview

Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 1,776,103
GNI Per Capita (US$) 610
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
147 143 down -4

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
50.0 49.2 down 0.8
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 123 121 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 90 91 up 1
Getting Electricity 119 121 up 2
Registering Property 120 118 up -2
Getting Credit 159 158 up -1
Protecting Investors 177 176 up -1
Paying Taxes 179 179 No change
Trading Across Borders 87 87 No change
Enforcing Contracts 65 71 up 6
Resolving Insolvency 108 108 No change

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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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 90 DB 2012 Rank 91 Change in Rank up1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 78.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 77.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.8
Indicator Gambia, The Sub-Saharan 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.

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Procedures (number)
14 15 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.

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Time (days)
143 196 143

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

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Cost (% of income per capita)
124.7 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Consult and Purchase the Application for Development Permit from Department of Physical Planning (Form 1) 1 day no charge
2 Submit Development Permit Application 1 day GMD 13,021
3 Obtain Development Permit from Development Control Unit (Form 2) 28 days no charge
4 Receive inspection 1 day no charge
5 Receive inspection 1 day no charge
6 Submit Form 9 to request the certificate of completion 1 day no charge
7 Receive inspection 1 day no charge
8 Obtain Certificate of Completion 35 days no charge
9 Request water connection approval from NAWEC- Water Department 1 day GMD 200
* 10 Receive inspection from NAWEC- Water Department 1 day no charge
* 11 Receive connection to water services from NAWEC- Water Department 72 days GMD 8,200
* 12 Request fixed telephone line approval and inspection 1 day GMD 850
* 13 Receive on-site visit from GAMTEL 1 day no charge
* 14 Receive connection to telephone 40 days 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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