Luxembourg

Ease of Doing Business in

Luxembourg

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Luxembourg. 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 517,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 78,130
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
56 52 down -4

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
66.1 66.1 0.0
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 93 84 up -9
Dealing with Construction Permits 33 29 up -4
Getting Electricity 63 60 up -3
Registering Property 134 133 up -1
Getting Credit 159 158 up -1
Protecting Investors 128 124 up -4
Paying Taxes 14 15 up 1
Trading Across Borders 32 33 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 1 1 No change
Resolving Insolvency 52 50 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 33 DB 2012 Rank 29 Change in Rank down-4
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 81.4 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 81.4 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Luxembourg 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)
12 -- 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)
157 -- 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)
19.2 -- 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a recent copy of the cadastre plans from the Cadastre Administration 1 day EUR 10
2 Obtain approval in principle (accord de principe) 60 days EUR 60
* 3 Obtain feasibility study for the sewage (canalization) connection 30 days EUR 1,950
* 4 Obtain Commodo/Incommodo Classe 3 approval from the Environment Department 120 days no charge
* 5 Obtain Construction Permit from the Urban Department (service de l'urbanisme) of the Commune 90 days EUR 960
* 6 Obtain excavation permit from the Ministry of Works 60 days EUR 10
* 7 Hire independent surveillance company to carry out inspections of construction works 1 day EUR 5,200
8 Request and receive inspection of completed works from the Environmental Administration 1 day no charge
9 Request and receive sewage (canalization) inspection 1 day no charge
* 10 Obtain sewage (canalization) connection 32 days no charge
* 11 Obtain water connection 5 days EUR 3,000
* 12 Obtain telephone connection 10 days EUR 200
* 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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