Guyana

Ease of Doing Business in

Guyana

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 761,442
GNI Per Capita (US$) 3,270.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
114 113 down -1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 87 94 up 7
Dealing with Construction Permits 28 30 up 2
Getting Electricity 144 145 up 1
Registering Property 104 68 up -36
Getting Credit 166 152 up -14
Protecting Investors 79 74 up -5
Paying Taxes 115 123 up 8
Trading Across Borders 82 81 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 73 74 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 138 135 up -3

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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 87 DB 2011 Rank 94 Change in Rank up7
Indicator Guyana Latin America & Caribbean 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)
8 9 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)
26 54 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)
14.6 37.3 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)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search for company name and reserve proposed name 1 day GYD 175 (filing fees)
2 Obtain declaration of compliance 2 days GYD 15000
3 Register company with Registrar of Companies 7 days GYD 60,000 (fixed registration fee) + GYD 13,000 (fees for filing and certifying copies of documents)
4 File for tax identification number (TIN) with the Revenue Authority 1 day no charge
5 Register for PAYE 1 day no charge
* 6 Register for VAT 7 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
7 Register employees for social security 7 days GYD 10000
* 8 Make a seal 1-2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) GYD 2000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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