Palau

Ease of Doing Business in

Palau

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Palau. 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 East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 20,609
GNI Per Capita (US$) 7,250
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
111 109 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
53.4 53.9 down -0.5
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 130 124 up -6
Dealing with Construction Permits 44 43 up -1
Getting Electricity 78 75 up -3
Registering Property 17 19 up 2
Getting Credit 185 185 No change
Protecting Investors 177 176 up -1
Paying Taxes 83 73 up -10
Trading Across Borders 108 109 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 146 143 up -3
Resolving Insolvency 71 62 up -9

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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 44 DB 2012 Rank 43 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 72.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 72.5 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Palau East Asia & Pacific 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)
22 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)
93 148 143

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)
7.6 86.9 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain an application form for a Building and Zoning Permit 1 day no charge
2 Request a clearance from the Land Authority 7 days no charge
* 3 Receive inspection and obtain clearance from the Land Authority 1 day no charge
4 Request Historical Clearance from the Bureau of Arts and Culture 14 days no charge
* 5 Receive inspection and clearance from the Bureau of Arts and Culture 1 day no charge
6 Request a clearance from the Environmental Quality Preservation Board (EQPB) 21 days USD 100
* 7 Receive inspection from the Environmental Quality Preservation Board (EQPB) 1 day no charge
* 8 Obtain the clearance from the Environmental Quality Preservation Board (EQPB) 1 day no charge
9 Request clearance on utilities from the Public Works Authority 7 days no charge
* 10 Receive inspection and clearance from the Public Works Authority 1 day no charge
11 Request clearance from the Palau National Communication Co. 7 days no charge
* 12 Receive inspection and clearance from the Palau National Communication Co. 1 day no charge
13 Request and obtain the Building Permit from the Koror State Planning Commission 14 days USD 300
14 Receive pre-construction inspection by State Planning Commission 1 day no charge
15 Receive foundation inspection by State Planning Commission 1 day no charge
16 Receive inspection on surroundings 1 day no charge
17 Receive inspection on structure 1 day no charge
18 Request an Occupancy Permit 1 day no charge
19 Receive final inspection 1 day no charge
20 Obtain Occupancy Permit 1 day no charge
21 Request and connect to water and sewage services 1 day USD 30
* 22 Request and connect to phone services 14 days USD 120
* 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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