Namibia

Ease of Doing Business in

Namibia

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Namibia. 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 Upper middle income
Population 2,324,004
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,700
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
87 81 down -6

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
61.9 62.2 down -0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 133 130 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 56 51 up -5
Getting Electricity 87 102 up 15
Registering Property 169 148 up -21
Getting Credit 40 38 up -2
Protecting Investors 82 79 up -3
Paying Taxes 112 111 up -1
Trading Across Borders 140 140 No change
Enforcing Contracts 41 42 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 59 57 up -2

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 56 DB 2012 Rank 51 Change in Rank down-5
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 81.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 81.8 Improvement in DTF** (% points) down-0.1
Indicator Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
12 15 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
139 196 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
110.9 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check with the Town Planning Department if the land is in the right zoning area 1 day no charge
2 Request a building permit from the Building Control Division of the City of Windhoek 28 days NAD 18,400
3 Receive inspection from Municipality to pass foundations 1 day no charge
4 Receive inspection from Municipality to pass damp-proof course (DPC) 1 day no charge
5 Receive open sewer inspection from Municipality 1 day no charge
6 Request services for water connection 1 day no charge
* 7 Receive water inspection from Municipality 1 day no charge
8 Obtain connection for water from Municipality 60 days no charge
* 9 Request telephone connection 14 days NAD 284
10 Receive final inspection by Municipality 1 day no charge
11 Municipality issues completion certificate 14 days no charge
12 Register building with the Deeds Registry Office 30 days NAD 22,500
* 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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