Katsina

Ease of Doing Business in

Katsina - Nigeria

This page summarizes Doing Business data for Katsina. The first table shows its rank among 37 cities/regions in Nigeria. 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 162,470,737
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,200.00
Ease of Doing Business Rank among 37 cities in Nigeria Top city in Nigeria
7 Jigawa
Topic Rankings Rank among 37 cities in Nigeria Top city in Nigeria
Starting a Business 25 FCT
Dealing with Construction Permits 15 Jigawa
Registering Property 8 Gombe
Enforcing Contracts 1 Katsina

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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.

Indicator Katsina 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)
37 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)
77.8 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 Check the availability of company’s name with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) 5 days NGN 200
2 Prepare the requisite incorporation documents 4 days NGN 500 (cost of incorporation forms)
3 Pay stamp duty into a government account at a designated bank 1 day NGN 12,598 (stamp duty of 0.75% of share capital + NGN 1,000 for extra stamped copy of memorandum and articles of association)
4 Stamping the memorandum and articles of association at the stamp duty office 1 day No cost
* 5 Declaration of Compliance (Form CAC 4) signed before a Commissioner for Oaths or notary public 1 day NGN 50
6 Register the company with the Corporate Affairs Commission 21 days NGN 87,000 (NGN 20,000 for CAC registration fees + NGN 7,000 for obtaining certified true copies of the company documents + NGN 60,000 for legal fees)
7 Register with the integrated Tax Office of the Federal Board of Inland Revenue for income tax and VAT 3 days No cost
* 8 Register for personal income tax PAYE at the State Tax Office 2 days No cost
9 Register business premises with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 1 day NGN 20,000
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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