Tonga

Ease of Doing Business in

Tonga

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Tonga. 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 East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 104,509
GNI Per Capita (US$) 3,580
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
62 61 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
63.3 63.2 down 0.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 35 34 up -1
Dealing with Construction Permits 37 36 up -1
Getting Electricity 30 31 up 1
Registering Property 142 139 up -3
Getting Credit 83 80 up -3
Protecting Investors 117 114 up -3
Paying Taxes 40 43 up 3
Trading Across Borders 77 76 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 54 52 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 118 117 up -1

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 37 DB 2012 Rank 36 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 85.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 85.7 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Tonga East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
13 17 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
69 148 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
103.4 86.9 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain official copy of site plan from the Ministry of Land 3 days TOP 16
2 Request and obtain building permit 30 days TOP 6,515
3 Receive foundation inspection from the Ministry of Works 1 day no charge
4 Receive inspection prior to pouring of concrete 1 day no charge
5 Receive inspection of framing material 1 day no charge
6 Receive inspection of plumbing and sanitary work 1 day no charge
* 7 Request water connection 1 day TOP 900
8 Receive site inspection for water connection 1 day no charge
9 Obtain water connection 21 days no charge
* 10 Request telephone line 1 day TOP 69
11 Obtain inspection for telephone connection 1 day no charge
12 Obtain telephone connection 5 days no charge
* 13 Receive final inspection and certificate of completion from the Ministry of Works 7 days no charge
* 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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