Iran, Islamic Rep.

Ease of Doing Business in

Iran, Islamic Rep.

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Islamic Republic of Iran. 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 Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 73,864,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,741.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
144 140 down -4
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 53 43 up -10
Dealing with Construction Permits 164 162 up -2
Getting Electricity 162 163 up 1
Registering Property 163 159 up -4
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 166 166 No change
Paying Taxes 126 118 up -8
Trading Across Borders 138 131 up -7
Enforcing Contracts 50 48 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 118 117 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 53 DB 2011 Rank 43 Change in Rank down-10
Indicator Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North 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)
6 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)
8 20 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)
3.8 35.0 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)
0.7 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit at least 35% of the subscribed shares in a bank account and obtain a certificate from the bank 1 day no charge
2 Register the company with the Companies Registration Office for companies and pay registration duties 3 days IRR 375000 for registration and IRR 40000 for name search and reservation.
3 Place a notice of the company formation in the Official Gazette and the selected newspaper of general circulation 1 day IRR140,000 for official Gazette; IRR 240,000 for general circulation newspaper
4 Take out the officially sealed books of account within 30 days after the date of registration 1 day IRR 100000
5 Pay the share certificate stamp duty within 60 days after the date of registration of the company 1 day 0.2% of the par value of the subscribed share capital
6 Enroll workers in the social security program by open files for all employees before the Iranian Labor Department and obtain a workplace number 1 day no charge

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