Russian Federation

Ease of Doing Business in

Russian Federation

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Russian Federation. 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 Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 141,750,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 9,910.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
120 124 down 4
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 111 106 up -5
Dealing with Construction Permits 178 179 up 1
Getting Electricity 183 183 No change
Registering Property 45 51 up 6
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 111 108 up -3
Paying Taxes 105 107 up 2
Trading Across Borders 160 166 up 6
Enforcing Contracts 13 19 up 6
Resolving Insolvency 60 60 No change

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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 111 DB 2011 Rank 106 Change in Rank down-5
Indicator Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 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 6 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)
30 16 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)
2.0 8.3 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)
1.6 10.0 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Notarize registration application and agreement on establishment of a company 1 day RUB 200 per copy
2 Deposit capital in the bank and get proof thereof 1 day no charge
3 Pay registration fee 1 day no charge
4 Register with the unified register at the Federal Tax Service on the local level, to obtain the single number of state registration and the number of tax registration (identification number of taxpayer,INN) 18 days RUB 4,000
5 Notarize Bank Signature Card. 1 day RUB 1200
6 Make a seal in a private company in order to open a bank account 1 day USD 30
7 Open the company bank account 5 days nominal
8 Inform Federal Tax Service of the company bank account number 1 day no charge
9 Register the company with Moscow Center of Quotation of Work Places 1 day no charge

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