Kuwait

Ease of Doing Business in

Kuwait

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Kuwait. 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.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category High income
Population 2,818,042
GNI Per Capita (US$) 47,982
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
82 77 down -5

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
61.8 62.1 down -0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 142 142 No change
Dealing with Construction Permits 119 121 up 2
Getting Electricity 55 57 up 2
Registering Property 89 88 up -1
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 32 29 up -3
Paying Taxes 11 11 No change
Trading Across Borders 113 112 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 117 119 up 2
Resolving Insolvency 92 80 up -12

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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 2013 Rank 142 DB 2012 Rank 142 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 71.0 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 70.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.8
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 1.122,391
Indicator Kuwait 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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12 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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32 23 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.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
1.1 29.8 4.5

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.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
56.7 72.3 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 File with the Department of Partnerships (DOP) at the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) an application to set up the company, obtain background clearance 1 day no charge
2 Pick a name for the company and file an application with the Commercial Register 1 day no charge
3 Retrieve from the Department of Partnerships the notes addressed to the bank and to the municipality. 1 day no charge
4 Deposit the legally required initial capital in a bank and obtain deposit evidence 1 day no charge
5 The Municipality Inspects the company’s premises and issues a certificate 5 days no charge
6 Obtain a memorandum of association form from the Department of Partnership 1 day no charge
7 Sign and notarize the memorandum of association before a public notary 2 days KWD 15 for a 10 page Memorandum (KWD 1.5 per page)
8 Obtain from the Department of Partnerships a license to start activity 2 days KWD 37
9 Register with the Commercial Registry 1 day no charge
10 Register with the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1 day KWD 82 initial registration, then yearly KWD 80 for renewal of membership
11 Register with the Civil Data Department 15 days KWD 5
* 12 Open a company’s labor file at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs 15 days (simultaneous with procedure 11) no charge
* 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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