Oman

Ease of Doing Business in

Oman

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Oman. 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 Middle East & North Africa
Income Category High income
Population 2,846,145
GNI Per Capita (US$) 23,315
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
47 47 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
67.4 66.3 down 1.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 73 67 up -6
Dealing with Construction Permits 59 58 up -1
Getting Electricity 54 58 up 4
Registering Property 18 20 up 2
Getting Credit 83 97 up 14
Protecting Investors 100 98 up -2
Paying Taxes 10 8 up -2
Trading Across Borders 49 48 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 107 107 No change
Resolving Insolvency 77 79 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 59 DB 2012 Rank 58 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 78.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 78.4 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.1
Indicator Oman Middle East & North 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)
13 17 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)
174 151 143

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)
37.6 305.2 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain Preliminary Environmental Approval from the Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs (MOECA) 42 days OMR 3
* 2 Obtain Initial Fire Safety approval from the Directorate General of Civil Defense, Royal Oman Police 15 days OMR 65
3 Obtain clearance of formal land commitments from the Ministry of Housing (MOH) 30 days OMR 1,000
* 4 Obtain Site Plan approval from the Ministry of Housing (MOH) 30 days OMR 650
* 5 Obtain Excavation Permit from the Ministry of Housing (MOH) 28 days no charge
6 Obtain approval from the Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) 14 days OMR 24
7 Obtain building permit from the Directorate of Building Permits of Muscat Municipality 14 days OMR 113
8 Obtain Fire safety and Security approval for construction site from the Royal Oman Police 12 days OMR 10
* 9 Obtain Final Environmental Permit from the MOECA (Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs) 35 days OMR 5
10 Obtain Construction Completion Certificate and letters for utility connections from Muscat Municipality 7 days OMR 25
11 Obtain fixed telephone line 30 days no charge
* 12 Obtain water connection 28 days OMR 1,472
* 13 Obtain Sewage Site Clearance and Disposal 7 days 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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