Guinea-Bissau

Ease of Doing Business in

Guinea-Bissau

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Guinea-Bissau. 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 1,647,380
GNI Per Capita (US$) 540.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
176 181 down 5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 149 183 up 34
Dealing with Construction Permits 107 106 up -1
Getting Electricity 180 180 No change
Registering Property 179 179 No change
Getting Credit 126 152 up 26
Protecting Investors 133 131 up -2
Paying Taxes 137 133 up -4
Trading Across Borders 117 118 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 142 142 No change
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 149 DB 2011 Rank 183 Change in Rank up34
Indicator Guinea-Bissau 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)
9 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)
49.8 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)
398.7 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search for a company name and reserve the proposed name (certidão negativa de denominação social) 1 day included in Procedure 7
2 Open a bank account and deposit the minimum capital 1 day no charge
3 Submit company statutes to obtain the public deed (Escritura Pública) at CFE 1 day included in Procedure 7
4 Register company and obtain registration certificate (Certidao de Matricula) from the registrar at CFE 1 day included in Procedure 7
5 Obtain tax number (NIF) from tax office representative at CFE 1 day no charge
6 Pay fees at cashier located at CFE 1 day XOF 7,098 for name certificate (Certidao Negativa) + XOF 21,780 for public deed (Escritura Publica) + XOF 3,867 for notary certificate (Certidao Notarial) + XOF 47,212 for registration certificate (Certidao de Matricula) + XOF 35,000 for publication (Publicaçao) + XOF 10,000 for Declaration of Activities to Municipal Chamber of Commerce
7 Unblock bank account 1 day no charge
8 Register as an employer with the Ministry of Labor 1 day no charge
9 Register as an employer with Social Security (Instituto National de Providencia Social) 1 day no charge

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