Sri Lanka

Ease of Doing Business in

Sri Lanka

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Sri Lanka. 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 South Asia
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 20,451,826
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,290.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
89 98 down 9
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 38 35 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 111 110 up -1
Getting Electricity 95 97 up 2
Registering Property 161 158 up -3
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 46 74 up 28
Paying Taxes 173 171 up -2
Trading Across Borders 53 53 No change
Enforcing Contracts 136 136 No change
Resolving Insolvency 42 44 up 2

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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 38 DB 2011 Rank 35 Change in Rank down-3
Indicator Sri Lanka South 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)
4 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)
35 23 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 21.6 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 19.1 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply for approval name 2 days LKR 350 + 12% VAT
2 Register at the Companies Registry 2 days LKR 8500+ 12% VAT for registration fee (form 1) + LKR 350 + 12% VAT for each of the forms: 18, 19 and the articles of association
3 Register with tax authorities to obtain a TIN 1 day no charge
4 Register with Department of Labor to obtain EPF and ETF registration 1 day to file and approximately one month for the ETF and EPF numbers to be issued no charge

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