Kosovo

Ease of Doing Business in

Kosovo

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Kosovo. 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 Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 1,815,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 3,300.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
117 117 0
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 168 165 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 171 169 up -2
Getting Electricity 124 120 up -4
Registering Property 73 66 up -7
Getting Credit 24 21 up -3
Protecting Investors 174 172 up -2
Paying Taxes 46 45 up -1
Trading Across Borders 131 129 up -2
Enforcing Contracts 157 157 No change
Resolving Insolvency 31 31 No change

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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 168 DB 2011 Rank 165 Change in Rank down-3
Indicator Kosovo Eastern Europe & Central Asia 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)
10 6 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)
58 16 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)
26.7 8.3 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)
104.6 10.0 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Open a bank account and deposit the minimum chartered capital 1 day EUR 5
2 Request and obtain the Business Certificate and the ‘Business Information’ document at the Kosovo Business Registration Agency (KBRA) 10 days no charge
3 Pay business registration fee at a bank 1 day EUR 23.5
4 Make a company seal 1 day EUR 20-50
5 Request and obtain a Municipality license 30 days no charge
* 6 Request and obtain inspection from the Municipality Technical Committee 5 days (included in previous procedure) EUR 525 for license and EUR 50 for inspection
7 Request and obtain the fiscal number from the Tax Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Finance 7 days no charge
* 8 Obtain inspection of the business premise from the Tax Administration 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 7 no charge
9 Register the company for Value Added Tax (VAT) with the Tax Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Finance 7 days no charge
10 Register employees for the pension scheme with the Tax Administartion at the Ministry of Economy and Finance 1 day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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