Mauritania

Ease of Doing Business in

Mauritania

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Mauritania. 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 Lower middle income
Population 3,365,675
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,060.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
159 162 down 3
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 159 153 up -6
Dealing with Construction Permits 64 109 up 45
Getting Electricity 122 121 up -1
Registering Property 59 71 up 12
Getting Credit 166 152 up -14
Protecting Investors 147 145 up -2
Paying Taxes 175 172 up -3
Trading Across Borders 143 145 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 79 83 up 4
Resolving Insolvency 152 152 No change

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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 159 DB 2011 Rank 153 Change in Rank down-6
Indicator Mauritania 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)
9 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)
19 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)
48.3 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)
334.9 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required initial capital in a bank and obtain deposit evidence 1 day no charge
2 Deposit the company’s deed and articles of association with the notary 1 day 2% of capital up to 1,000,000 + 1.5% of capital from 1,000,001 to 3,000,000.
3 Register the statuts with the Direction des Domaines 1 day 0.25 % of capital + MRO 200 per page for stamps
4 Registration with the Clerk’s Office for Commercial Registry (Greffe du Tribunal de Commerce) 2 days cost included in previous procedure
5 Publication in a newspaper 2 weeks MRO 20,000 to 30,000
* 6 Register with the Tax Department (Direction Générale des Impots) and get a fiscal number 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) MRO 60,000
* 7 Register for social security with the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 8 Apply to the Ministry of Labor for a permit to start a lucrative business 4 days, depending on complexity of drafting and availability of notary (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 9 Send a notification letter of starting the business to the Labor Inspector 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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