Liberia

Ease of Doing Business in

Liberia

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Liberia. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 4,128,572
GNI Per Capita (US$) 240
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
149 154 down 5

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
50.1 48.5 down 1.6
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 38 35 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 126 127 up 1
Getting Electricity 145 146 up 1
Registering Property 178 178 No change
Getting Credit 104 97 up -7
Protecting Investors 150 147 up -3
Paying Taxes 45 98 up 53
Trading Across Borders 137 138 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 163 168 up 5
Resolving Insolvency 159 161 up 2

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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 126 DB 2012 Rank 127 Change in Rank up1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 66.2 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 64.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up1.5
Indicator Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 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)
23 15 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)
75 196 143

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)
559.7 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit plans to Ministry of public works 1 day no charge
2 Receive inspection from Zoning division, Ministry of public works 1 day no charge
3 Obtain payment slip from the MPW and pay fees at the Central Bank 1 day USD 700
4 Obtain construction permit from MPW 28 days no charge
5 Obtain construction clearance from the City Corporation of Monrovia 2 days USD 560
6 Receive inspection from MPW - I 1 day no charge
7 Receive inspection from MPW - II 1 day no charge
8 Receive inspection from MPW - III 1 day no charge
9 Receive inspection from MPW - IV 1 day no charge
10 Receive inspection from MPW - V 1 day no charge
11 Receive inspection from MPW - Vl 1 day no charge
12 Receive inspection from MPW - VII 1 day no charge
13 Receive inspection from MPW - VIII 1 day no charge
14 Receive inspection from MPW - IX 1 day no charge
15 Receive inspection from MPW - X 1 day no charge
16 Receive inspection from MPW - XI 1 day no charge
17 Receive inspection from MPW - XII 1 day no charge
18 Request and obtain fixed line from LIBTELCO 7 days USD 25
* 19 Register with water company 1 day no charge
* 20 Receive inspection from Water and Sewer Corporation 1 day no charge
* 21 Obtain water and sewage connection 14 days USD 54
22 Request and obtain occupancy permit 10 days no charge
23 Register the building at Probate Court 3 days LRD 300
* 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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