Uruguay

Ease of Doing Business in

Uruguay

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Uruguay. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 3,356,584
GNI Per Capita (US$) 10,590.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
90 107 down 17
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 32 139 up 107
Dealing with Construction Permits 153 151 up -2
Getting Electricity 7 5 up -2
Registering Property 165 163 up -2
Getting Credit 67 64 up -3
Protecting Investors 97 93 up -4
Paying Taxes 160 154 up -6
Trading Across Borders 125 127 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 103 102 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 50 59 up 9

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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 32 DB 2011 Rank 139 Change in Rank up107
Indicator Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 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)
5 9 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)
7 54 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)
24.9 37.3 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 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Select and reserve the name of the company from a list of names provided by the online portal of the one-stop shop (www.portaldelaempresa.guy.uy) 1 day UYU 516
2 Open a bank account and deposit the capital 1 day USD 200 (Varies by bank)
3 Notarize company's bylaws and signatures 1 day 0.5% of capital, minimum 40 U.R. + 18.5% notary tax
4 Incorporation and registration of the company at one of the offices of "Empresa en el Día" 3 days Included in procedure 5.
5 Pay fees and taxes in any local Payment Agency 1 day UYU 1409 (registration fee) + UYU 1410 (book registration) + UYU 470 per book (stamp fee)+ UYU 2578 (approval of public deed) +UYU 3928 ( publication in the Official Gazette) + UYU 18559 (ICOSA tax) + UYU 94 (professional stamp on forms 351 and 352)

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