Paraguay

Ease of Doing Business in

Paraguay

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Paraguay. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 6,459,727
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,940.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
102 100 down -2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 106 101 up -5
Dealing with Construction Permits 66 86 up 20
Getting Electricity 23 23 No change
Registering Property 64 61 up -3
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 65 60 up -5
Paying Taxes 132 114 up -18
Trading Across Borders 154 154 No change
Enforcing Contracts 106 106 No change
Resolving Insolvency 140 141 up 1

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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 106 DB 2011 Rank 101 Change in Rank down-5
Indicator Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean 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)
7 9 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)
35 54 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)
47.2 37.3 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 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check the uniqueness of the proposed company name 1 day no charge
2 Draft the company deeds, signed by an attorney 5 days 1 - 3% of the paid-in capital stock of the company with minimum USD 600
3 Notarize the company deeds 3 days 0.75% or 2% of the paid-in capital stock of the Company, depending on the capital
4 Buy the company commercial books 1 day USD 22
5 Submit registration documents at the single access window (SUAE) 25 days USD 6.28 (Public Registries of Comerce) +USD 6.82 (Public Registries of Legal entities and Associations) + USD 1.18 Application Form+ USD 5.46 (Special rate municipal license fee+ USD 6.56 (Authorization of books)+ USD 0.21 (Employee registration, Ministry of Labor and Justice)
* 6 Publication of an extract of the bylaws in the Official Gazette and a newspaper 4 days, after registration with the Public Registry of Juridical Persons and Associations is completed (simultaneous with previous procedure) USD 19 Official Gazette + USD 133 newspaper
* 7 Municipality conducts an on site inspection 2 days, (simultaneous with procedure 5) no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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