Venezuela, RB

Ease of Doing Business in

Venezuela, RB

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the República Bolivariana de Venezuela. 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 28,834,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 11,590.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
177 175 down -2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 147 144 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 109 114 up 5
Getting Electricity 155 156 up 1
Registering Property 91 89 up -2
Getting Credit 182 182 No change
Protecting Investors 179 179 No change
Paying Taxes 183 178 up -5
Trading Across Borders 166 165 up -1
Enforcing Contracts 77 76 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 161 160 up -1

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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 147 DB 2011 Rank 144 Change in Rank down-3
Indicator Venezuela, RB 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)
17 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)
141 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)
26.1 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 Reserve company name 1 day 0.5 UT (name search) + 2 UT (name reservation)
2 Obtain an approval of the company name. 3 days no charge
3 Lawyer must prepare and legalize the company’s constitutive documents and social statutes. 5 days VEF 3,000
4 Open bank account 1 day no charge
5 Register at the local mercantile registry (Registro Mercantil) 30 days 1% of capital + VEF 92 (fixed fee) + VEF 230 fiscal rights (fixed fee) + 4.6 VEF per page + 9.2 VEF per page stamp tax (for original document, registry copy, and company copy)
* 6 Publish articles in a local newspaper (Gaceta Forense del Registro Mercantil) 3 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) VEF 108 (approximately VEF 12 per page)
* 7 Register company books 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) VEF 100 to purchase books (3 books) + VEF 0.03 x U.T. + VEF 0.001 x U.T. (per page for registration) Each book has 100 pages
8 Register at the local Servicio Nacional Integrado de Administración Aduanera y Tributaria (SENIAT) with Registro Unico de Información Fiscal (RIF) to obtain fiscal number 1 day no charge
9 Obtain tax clearance certificate at municipal level (Instituto Municipal de Aseo Urbano). 1 day VEF 20
10 Register with the Ministry of Labor 1 day no charge
11 Go through a labor inspection (by the Labor Inspectorate). 8 days VEF 0.1 (stamp cost)
12 Register for social security at a local regional fund. 90 days no charge
* 13 Register at the National Institute of Socialist Cooperation & Education 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 14 Obtain fire approval and undergo an inspection. 28 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 15 Obtain conformity of use certificate (zoning permit) 15 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) VEF 380 (5 UT) + 1.52 (0.02 UT) stamp
* 16 Obtain industrial or commercial license from competent municipality 50 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) VEF 760 (10 UT) administration fee + VEF 1.52 (0.02 UT) stamp tax)
* 17 Register at National Bank for Housing and Habitat - Banco Nacional de Vivienda y Habitat (BANAVIH) 1 day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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