Mozambique

Ease of Doing Business in

Mozambique

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Mozambique. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 23,929,708
GNI Per Capita (US$) 470
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
146 139 down -7

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
53.6 53.4 down 0.2
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 96 82 up -14
Dealing with Construction Permits 135 135 No change
Getting Electricity 174 174 No change
Registering Property 155 160 up 5
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 49 46 up -3
Paying Taxes 105 103 up -2
Trading Across Borders 134 135 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 132 132 No change
Resolving Insolvency 147 146 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 2013 Rank 96 DB 2012 Rank 82 Change in Rank down-14
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 80.9 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 80.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.2
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 0.563,213
Indicator Mozambique 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)
13 34 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)
19.7 67.3 4.5

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)
0.0 116.0 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain certification of unique name (certidão de reserva de nome) at the Conservatória do Registo das Entidades Legais (Legal Entities Registrar) 1 day MZM 75
2 Open a provisional bank account and obtain a verification of deposit with a commercial bank 1 day no charge or bank commission
3 Register with the Legal Enities Registrar of Maputo (Conservatória do Registo das Entidades Legais); request a commercial registry certificate; publish company statutes in the official gazette (Bolhetim da República) 3 days to 1 week MZM 1,635
4 Register for taxes and obtain NUIT from Repartição de Finanças 1 day no charge
5 Apply for a simplified operational license from the Presidente of Conselho Municipality 1 day MZN 1300
6 Declare the beginning of activity at the tax department (Repartição de Finanças) 1 day no charge
* 7 Declare the beginning of activity and register job candidates at the provincial employment center 1 day, (simultaneous with previous procedure ) Each copy of the chart costs 5 Mtcs, assuming 10 workers
* 8 Register workers with the social security system 1 day, (simultaneous with previous procedure ) no charge
* 9 Subscribe a workmen’s compensation insurance coverage 1 day, (simultaneous with previous procedure ) no charge
* 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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