Papua New Guinea

Ease of Doing Business in

Papua New Guinea

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Papua New Guinea. 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 East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 6,888,387
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,300.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
101 97 down -4
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 84 83 up -1
Dealing with Construction Permits 138 138 No change
Getting Electricity 20 19 up -1
Registering Property 87 86 up -1
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 46 44 up -2
Paying Taxes 106 103 up -3
Trading Across Borders 99 99 No change
Enforcing Contracts 163 164 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 116 114 up -2

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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 84 DB 2011 Rank 83 Change in Rank down-1
Indicator Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 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)
6 7 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)
51 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)
15.6 22.7 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)
0.0 20.1 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a company seal 4 days PGK 60
2 Obtain name and register the company with the Registrar of Companies 18 days PGK 260
3 Register with the tax authorities; register for VAT purposes; register with the Employment Register 9 days no charge
4 Apply for a trade license from the National Capital District Commission 20 days PGK 50
* 5 Open an account with an Authorized Superannuation Fund (ASF) 9 days, (simultaneous with procedure 3) no charge
* 6 Register workers with the private insurers for work injury 20 days, (simultaneous with procedure 3) PGK 200
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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