Macedonia, FYR

Ease of Doing Business in

Macedonia, FYR

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 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 Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 2,063,893
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,730
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
23 22 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
74.6 74.3 down 0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 5 6 up 1
Dealing with Construction Permits 65 65 No change
Getting Electricity 101 116 up 15
Registering Property 50 50 No change
Getting Credit 23 23 No change
Protecting Investors 19 17 up -2
Paying Taxes 24 24 No change
Trading Across Borders 76 70 up -6
Enforcing Contracts 59 58 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 60 56 up -4

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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 65 DB 2012 Rank 65 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 81.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 81.1 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.4
Indicator Macedonia, FYR Eastern Europe & Central Asia 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)
10 19 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)
117 226 143

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)
517.8 486.7 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain proof of land ownership from the Real Estate Cadastre 1 day MKD 175
* 2 Request and obtain the extract of detailed space plan from the municipal Office of Space Planning 6 days MKD 1,050
* 3 Hire a private cadastre office and obtain Account of Numerical Data study(elaborat od numerichki podatoci) 1 day MKD 6,000
4 Pay municipal tax, obtain proof of payment, and obtain relevant approvals 15 days MKD 682,815
5 Request and obtain approval for construction (building permit) from the municipality 45 days MKD 2,050
6 Hire a third party supervisor for the construction work 1 day MKD 375,000
* 7 Request and obtain water and sewage installation 15 days MKD 43,219
* 8 Request and obtain connection to telecommunication services 7 days MKD 1,463
9 Receive on-site technical inspection of finished building by a supervisory body and prepare the final inspection report 4 days no charge
10 Register the warehouse with the Real Estate Registry 30 days MKD 400
* 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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