Kenya

Ease of Doing Business in

Kenya

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Kenya. 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 40,862,900
GNI Per Capita (US$) 780.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
109 106 down -3
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 132 128 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 37 38 up 1
Getting Electricity 115 111 up -4
Registering Property 133 133 No change
Getting Credit 8 8 No change
Protecting Investors 97 93 up -4
Paying Taxes 166 163 up -3
Trading Across Borders 141 141 No change
Enforcing Contracts 127 126 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 92 90 up -2

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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 132 DB 2011 Rank 128 Change in Rank down-4
Indicator Kenya 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)
11 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)
33 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)
37.8 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)
0.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 State registration of legal entity, statistical, and tax registration with the Center for Public Registration 3 days KES 100 per name reservation
2 Stamp the memorandum and articles and a statement of the nominal capital 5 days 1% of nominal capital + KES 2,020, stamp duty on Memorandum and Articles of Association
3 Pay stamp duty at bank 1 day KES 100 bank commission
4 Declaration of compliance (Form 208) is signed before a Commissioner of Oaths /notary public 1 day KES 200
5 File deed and details with the Registrar of Companies at the Attorney General's Chambers in Nairobi 7- 14 days KES 6,436
6 Register with the Tax Department for a PIN and VAT online 1 - 2 days no charge
7 Apply for a business permit 5 days KES 5,000
8 Register with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) 1 day no charge
9 Register with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) 1 day no charge
10 Register for PAYE 1 day no charge
11 Make a company seal after a certificate of incorporation has been issued 2 days between KES 2,500 and KES 3,500

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