Uruguay

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Uruguay

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Uruguay. 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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Economy Summary
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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 3,368,595
GNI Per Capita (US$) 11,860
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
89 87 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
59.6 58.0 down 1.6
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 39 31 up -8
Dealing with Construction Permits 158 155 up -3
Getting Electricity 20 20 No change
Registering Property 164 166 up 2
Getting Credit 70 67 up -3
Protecting Investors 100 98 up -2
Paying Taxes 140 164 up 24
Trading Across Borders 104 107 up 3
Enforcing Contracts 102 103 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 54 51 up -3

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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 158 DB 2012 Rank 155 Change in Rank down-3
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 54.1 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 54.0 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.1
Indicator Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 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.

View methodology Procedures (number)
27 13 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.

View methodology Time (days)
234 225 143

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

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
67.0 143.7 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain a notary’s testimony (testimonio notarial) 1 day UYU 3,500
2 Register the construction work (on a provisional basis) at the General Cadastre Office (Dirección General de Catastro Nacional) 1 day UYU 263
3 Request temporary water connection from Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE) 1 day UYU 8,485
4 Receive inspection and connect to water services from OSE 14 days no charge
5 Request and obtain building permit 30 days UYU 101,447
* 6 Register the new construction work for indemnity insurance 1 day no charge
* 7 Request and obtain a safety plan and study 5 days UYU 3,860
* 8 Request and obtain a report on fire risk from the National Fire Department 90 days UYU 3,235
* 9 Request sewage services from the Urban Sanitation Department 1 day UYU 231
10 Receive inspection from the water authority - I 1 day no charge
11 Receive inspection from the water authority - II 1 day no charge
12 Receive inspection from the water authority - III 1 day no charge
13 Receive inspection from the water authority - IV 1 day no charge
14 Receive inspection from the water authority - V 1 day no charge
15 Receive inspection from the water authority - VI 1 day no charge
16 Request a final inspection from the municipality 1 day no charge
17 Receive inspection from the municipality 1 day no charge
18 Obtain final approval of the construction work from the municipality 60 days no charge
* 19 Receive final inspection by the Social Security Bank and obtain approval 4 days no charge
* 20 Request and receive inspection from the National Fire Department 87 days UYU 3,552
21 Register the building at the Cadastre Office 1 day UYU 345
22 Register the building at the National Property (Real Estate) Registry and obtain certificate 5 days UYU 700
23 Request final water connection from OSE 1 day UYU 45,630
* 24 Receive inspection from the OSE 1 day no charge
* 25 Connect to final water services from OSE 19 days no charge
* 26 Request and obtain connection of sewage services 15 days no charge
* 27 Request and connect to telephone services from the Telecommunications Network Administration (ANTEL) 5 days UYU 2,805
* 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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