Mali

Ease of Doing Business in

Mali

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Mali. 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 15,369,809
GNI Per Capita (US$) 600.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
146 148 down 2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 115 117 up 2
Dealing with Construction Permits 95 91 up -4
Getting Electricity 113 106 up -7
Registering Property 91 91 No change
Getting Credit 126 152 up 26
Protecting Investors 147 145 up -2
Paying Taxes 163 160 up -3
Trading Across Borders 146 146 No change
Enforcing Contracts 132 132 No change
Resolving Insolvency 111 112 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 115 DB 2011 Rank 117 Change in Rank up2
Indicator Mali 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)
4 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)
90.5 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)
348.3 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the initial capital with a bank or a notary and obtain the certification. 1 day no charge
2 Notarize bylaws, sign an affidavit to certify of no criminal records and pay the registration fee at the notary. 1 day XOF 250,000 (including notary fee and OSS service fee)
3 Purchase legal stamps from the window of the representative of the tax administartor at the One-stop-shop for the Authorization to operate, application for the Impots (Taxes), application for the Tribunal de Commerce, application for the statistical office, proof of payment of the patente. 1 day XOF 9,750 for the legal stamps
4 Deposit registration documents at the One-Stop Shop 3 days registration and publication cost are included in the notary fees

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