Sudan

Ease of Doing Business in

Sudan

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Sudan. 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.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 34,318,385
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,982
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
143 140 down -3

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
50.9 50.5 down 0.4
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 122 128 up 6
Dealing with Construction Permits 156 164 up 8
Getting Electricity 108 108 No change
Registering Property 37 39 up 2
Getting Credit 167 165 up -2
Protecting Investors 158 155 up -3
Paying Taxes 101 100 up -1
Trading Across Borders 153 151 up -2
Enforcing Contracts 151 150 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 88 87 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 2013 Rank 122 DB 2012 Rank 128 Change in Rank up6
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 74.2 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 72.9 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up1.3
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 0.109,405
Indicator Sudan 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).

View methodology Procedures (number)
10 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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36 34 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.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
20.0 67.3 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.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 116.0 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application for preliminary approval to Registrar and reserve company name 3 days SDG 200
2 Notarize memorandum and articles of association 2 days SDG 350
3 Notify taxation chambers 1 day SDG 55
4 Register with commercial registry 4 days Stamp duty and other application/administrative fees (see comment)
5 Apply for tax identification number 1-2 days SDG 5
* 6 Register for VAT 2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
7 Register with labor authorities 14 days SDG 192
8 Enroll employees for social security 3-7 days SDG .25
9 Make a company seal 2 days SDG 40
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** 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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