India

Ease of Doing Business in

Patna - India

This page summarizes Doing Business data for Patna. The first table shows its rank among 17 cities/regions in India. 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 South Asia
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 1,241,491,960
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,420.00
Ease of Doing Business Rank among 17 cities in India Top city in India
14 Ludhiana
Topic Rankings Rank among 17 cities in India Top city in India
Starting a Business 2 New Delhi
Dealing with Construction Permits 9 Bengaluru
Registering Property 15 Gurgaon
Paying Taxes 15 Ludhiana
Trading Across Borders 10 Bhubaneshwar
Enforcing Contracts 2 Hyderabad
Resolving Insolvency 15 Hyderabad

Subnational Data


Resolving Insolvency

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The time and cost required to resolve bankruptcies is shown below. The data identifies weaknesses in existing bankruptcy law and the main procedural and administrative bottlenecks in the bankruptcy process. The recovery rate, expressed in terms of how many cents on the dollar claimants recover from the insolvent firm, is also shown.

Indicator Patna South Asia OECD

The average time to close a business. Information is collected on the sequence of procedures and on whether any procedures can be carried out simultaneously.

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Time (years)
9.3 3.0 1.7

The average cost of bankruptcy proceedings. The cost of the proceedings is recorded as a percentage of the estate’s value.

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Cost (% of estate)
7 10 9
View methodology Outcome (0 as piecemeal sale and 1 as going concern)
.. 0 1

The recovery rate calculates how many cents on the dollar claimants (creditors, tax authorities, and employees) recover from an insolvent firm.

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Recovery rate (cents on the dollar)
11.9 33.3 70.6

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