Rwanda

Ease of Doing Business in

Rwanda

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Rwanda. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 10,277,212
GNI Per Capita (US$) 540.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
45 50 down 5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 8 9 up 1
Dealing with Construction Permits 84 81 up -3
Getting Electricity 50 51 up 1
Registering Property 61 41 up -20
Getting Credit 8 37 up 29
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 19 33 up 14
Trading Across Borders 155 159 up 4
Enforcing Contracts 39 39 No change
Resolving Insolvency 165 163 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 8 DB 2011 Rank 9 Change in Rank up1
Indicator Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 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)
2 8 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)
3 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)
4.7 81.2 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)
0.0 129.8 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check company name, submit registration application and pay registration fee 1 day RWF 15000 or no charge online
2 Pick up registration certificate 1-3 days no charge

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