Serbia

Ease of Doing Business in

Serbia

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Serbia. 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 Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 7,261,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 5,680
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
86 95 down 9

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
60.6 59.5 down 1.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 42 91 up 49
Dealing with Construction Permits 179 178 up -1
Getting Electricity 76 77 up 1
Registering Property 41 40 up -1
Getting Credit 40 38 up -2
Protecting Investors 82 79 up -3
Paying Taxes 149 145 up -4
Trading Across Borders 94 92 up -2
Enforcing Contracts 103 102 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 103 120 up 17

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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 2013 Rank 42 DB 2012 Rank 91 Change in Rank up49
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 87.8 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 85.6 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up2.2
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 3.0021,624
Indicator Serbia 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)
6 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)
12 14 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)
7.7 6.8 4.5

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 5.0 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Notarize the memorandum of association at the Basic Court or at the Municipality 1 day see comments
2 Pay registration fees 1 day RSD 7640 (RSD 4500 RSD + RSD 2140 + 1000 RSD)
3 Apply and obtain the registration certificate, tax identification number, pension fund (PIO Fund)and Health Fund certificates, certify the signatures (three copies) for opening bank account 3 days no charge
4 Make Stamp and seal 1 day 2500
5 Register with local tax authority 5 days no charge
6 Register the employment contracts with the Employment Organization/Fund 1 day no charge

** 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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