Mozambique

Ease of Doing Business in

Mozambique

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Mozambique. 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 23,405,670
GNI Per Capita (US$) 440.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
139 132 down -7
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 70 64 up -6
Dealing with Construction Permits 126 129 up 3
Getting Electricity 172 159 up -13
Registering Property 156 150 up -6
Getting Credit 150 130 up -20
Protecting Investors 46 44 up -2
Paying Taxes 107 104 up -3
Trading Across Borders 136 133 up -3
Enforcing Contracts 131 131 No change
Resolving Insolvency 143 134 up -9

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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 70 DB 2011 Rank 64 Change in Rank down-6
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 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)
11.7 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 certification of unique name (certidão de reserva de nome) at the Conservatória do Registo das Entidades Legais (Legal Entities Registrar) 1 day MZM 77
2 Open a provisional bank account and obtain a verification of deposit with a local 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 1,475
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 no charge
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.

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