Korea, Rep.

Ease of Doing Business in

Korea, Rep.

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the Republic of Korea. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. 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 OECD high income
Income Category High income
Population 49,779,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 20,870
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
8 9 down 1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
82.5 81.5 down 1.0
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 24 22 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 26 24 up -2
Getting Electricity 3 3 No change
Registering Property 75 72 up -3
Getting Credit 12 9 up -3
Protecting Investors 49 79 up 30
Paying Taxes 30 41 up 11
Trading Across Borders 3 3 No change
Enforcing Contracts 2 2 No change
Resolving Insolvency 14 13 up -1

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 26 DB 2012 Rank 24 Change in Rank down-2
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 91.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 91.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.1
Indicator Korea, Rep. OECD high income OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
11 -- 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
29 -- 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
127.2 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain proof of ownership of land 1 day KRW 800
2 Purchase and sale of National Housing Bonds (NHB) 1 day KRW 169,078
3 Request and obtain building permit 9 days KRW 99,000
4 Hire a certified inspector 1 day KRW 9,059,980
* 5 Request telephone; water and sewage and occupancy permit inspections certificate 1 day KRW 40,000
* 6 Request and obtain fire inspection certificate 1 day no charge
7 Receive inspection and Obtain occupancy permit certificate 7 days no charge
* 8 Receive on-site inspection from local government 1 day no charge
9 Register the building with the court registry 4 days KRW 19,679,072
* 10 Obtain connection to water and sewage services 7 days KRW 2,600,000
* 11 Obtain connection to telephone services 1 day KRW 60,000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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