Madagascar

Ease of Doing Business in

Madagascar

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Madagascar. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 20,146,442
GNI Per Capita (US$) 440.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
137 144 down 7
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 20 70 up 50
Dealing with Construction Permits 131 130 up -1
Getting Electricity 179 181 up 2
Registering Property 146 141 up -5
Getting Credit 177 177 No change
Protecting Investors 65 60 up -5
Paying Taxes 75 74 up -1
Trading Across Borders 111 110 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 155 156 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 148 147 up -1

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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 20 DB 2011 Rank 70 Change in Rank up50
Indicator Madagascar Sub-Saharan 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)
3 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)
8 37 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)
12.1 81.2 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)
0.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a new fiscal identification number 1 day no charge
2 Deposit registered statuts and apply for license (carte professionnelle), and statistical identifications 5 days MGA 93,350
3 File a notice of constitution to be published in a daily newspaper in French 2 days MGA 15,000

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