Niger

Ease of Doing Business in

Niger

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Niger. 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 15,891,482
GNI Per Capita (US$) 360.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
173 172 down -1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 163 159 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 158 156 up -2
Getting Electricity 111 111 No change
Registering Property 86 84 up -2
Getting Credit 126 152 up 26
Protecting Investors 155 153 up -2
Paying Taxes 142 143 up 1
Trading Across Borders 173 173 No change
Enforcing Contracts 139 139 No change
Resolving Insolvency 123 142 up 19

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Starting a Business

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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 163 DB 2011 Rank 159 Change in Rank down-4
Indicator Niger 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)
17 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)
114.4 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)
584.2 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Have a notary prepare and notarize the company bylaws 5 days 3% of capial
2 Deposit the initial capital in a bank and obtain a receipt 1 day no charge
3 Register company statutes 1 day XOF 6,000 fixed registration fees and XOF 15,000 for stamps (10 pages x XOF 1500)
4 File documents with the Commercial Registry at the Greffe du Tribunal (RCCM) 2 days XOF 29,500 (Frais de depôt) for deposit with legal clerk + XOF 45,000 registration fee (XOF 20,000 (Frais d'actes) stamp tax for the Greffe + XOF 25,000 stamp taxe for registry)
5 Publish the company formation notice 1 day XOF 35000
6 Register with the tax authorities representatives at RCCM 5 days XOF 3,500
* 7 Obtain criminal certificate of directors 1 day, simultaneous with procedure 6 XOF 500
8 Register with the Caisse Nationale de Sécurité Sociale (CNSS) 1 day no charge
9 Register with the Agence Nationale de la Promotion de l’Emploi (ANPE) 1 day XOF 1,000 per local worker, assuming 10 workers
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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