Ghana

Ease of Doing Business in

Ghana

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Ghana. 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 Lower middle income
Population 24,965,816
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,410
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
64 63 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
66.6 65.9 down 0.7
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 112 104 up -8
Dealing with Construction Permits 162 160 up -2
Getting Electricity 63 66 up 3
Registering Property 45 37 up -8
Getting Credit 23 38 up 15
Protecting Investors 49 46 up -3
Paying Taxes 89 80 up -9
Trading Across Borders 99 98 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 48 47 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 114 115 up 1

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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 162 DB 2012 Rank 160 Change in Rank down-2
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 65.9 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 65.0 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.9
Indicator Ghana 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)
16 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)
218 196 143

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)
481.2 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application for permit at the Land Commission 90 days no charge
2 Apply for building permit with the Town and Country Planning Department 90 days USD 1,900
* 3 Obtain approval of planning scheme 1 day GHS 100
* 4 Obtain approval of architectural and engineering design 1 day USD 3,600
* 5 Obtain opinion of the public health authority 1 day GHS 100
* 6 Obtain fire protection opinion 1 day GHS 100
7 Receive inspection after foundation has been laid 1 day no charge
8 Receive inspection after floor level has been finished 1 day no charge
9 Receive inspection after lintel has been finished 1 day no charge
10 Receive inspection after roofing has been finished 1 day no charge
* 11 Receive an inspection at the end of the construction 30 days GHS 600
* 12 Obtain feasibility study from water and sewage 30 days GHS 1,000
* 13 Obtain water and sewage connection 1 day no charge
* 14 Obtain feasibility study from telephone company 30 days GHS 200
* 15 Obtain telephone connection 1 day no charge
16 Submit As-Built Drawings to Accra Metropolitan Assembly 1 day 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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