Guinea

Ease of Doing Business in

Guinea

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for 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 Low income
Population 10,323,755
GNI Per Capita (US$) 380.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
179 179 0
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 181 179 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 174 175 up 1
Getting Electricity 119 118 up -1
Registering Property 152 148 up -4
Getting Credit 150 170 up 20
Protecting Investors 174 172 up -2
Paying Taxes 176 174 up -2
Trading Across Borders 130 130 No change
Enforcing Contracts 127 128 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 130 129 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 181 DB 2011 Rank 179 Change in Rank down-2
Indicator 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)
12 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)
40 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)
118.0 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)
407.3 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required initial capital in a bank and obtain deposit evidence 2 days no charge
2 Obtain police clearance record for the first directors 2 days GNF 6000 (per copy)
3 Check the uniqueness of the company name at the Clerk’s Office in charge of company registration 5 days no charge
4 Pay the registration tax at the Tax Bureau (Direction Nationale des Impôts) 1 day 0.5% of initial capital
5 Deposit the company deeds and Articles of Association with the notary 2 days Notary fees vary between GNF 1.3 million and GNF 3.5 million
6 Pay stamp duty (Droit de Timbre) at the DNI 1 day GNF 100,000 + 15,000
7 Registration with the Commercial Registry (RCCM) at the Clerk’s Office of the local court 1 week GNF 150,000
8 Notice to be published in the newspaper or the Official Gazette 20 days GNF 300,000
* 9 Apply for tax identification number and pay the patente with the Tax Bureau (Direction Nationale des Impôts) 7 days, simultaneous with procedure 9 GNF 27,000
* 10 Notification to Employment Bureau (Office National de l’Emploi et de la Main-d’Oeuvre) 7 days, simultaneous with procedure 9 no charge
* 11 Registration for Social Security with the Caisse Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale 7 days, simultaneous with procedure 9 no charge
* 12 Make a company seal 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 9 GNF 150,000-250,000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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