Lebanon

Ease of Doing Business in

Lebanon

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Lebanon. 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 4,254,583
GNI Per Capita (US$) 9,020.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
104 103 down -1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 109 104 up -5
Dealing with Construction Permits 161 157 up -4
Getting Electricity 47 52 up 5
Registering Property 105 105 No change
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 97 93 up -4
Paying Taxes 30 28 up -2
Trading Across Borders 93 93 No change
Enforcing Contracts 120 120 No change
Resolving Insolvency 125 128 up 3

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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 109 DB 2011 Rank 104 Change in Rank down-5
Indicator Lebanon 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)
5 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)
9 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)
67.1 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)
35.3 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Designate a Lebanese lawyer 1 day LBP 7,500,000 (annual retainer) + LBP 100,000 (legalization of the Power of Attorney before the Bar Association)
2 Deposit capital in a bank and obtain the certificate of deposit 2 days no charge
3 Register the company with the company registry 3 days LBP 1,914,380
4 Notify Ministry of Finance of commencement of operations 2 days no charge
5 Register at the National Social Security fund 1 day no charge

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