West Bank and Gaza

Ease of Doing Business in

West Bank and Gaza

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for West Bank and Gaza. 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 Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 4,152,102
GNI Per Capita (US$) 1,523.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
131 128 down -3
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 177 173 up -4
Dealing with Construction Permits 129 123 up -6
Getting Electricity 85 85 No change
Registering Property 78 78 No change
Getting Credit 166 152 up -14
Protecting Investors 46 44 up -2
Paying Taxes 39 37 up -2
Trading Across Borders 114 114 No change
Enforcing Contracts 93 93 No change
Resolving Insolvency 183 183 No change

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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 177 DB 2011 Rank 173 Change in Rank down-4
Indicator West Bank and Gaza Middle East & North 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).

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Procedures (number)
11 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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Time (days)
49 20 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)
96.0 35.0 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)
218.8 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search for company name and reserve proposed name 1 day ILS 87
2 Local lawyer signs company documents 1-3 days USD 1000
3 Submit company incorporation papers & obtain temporary copy of certificate of registration from Ministry 2 days no charge
* 4 Deposit initial capital 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) see comments
5 Register with Companies Registry 3-4 days see comments
6 Payment of registration fee 1 day no charge
7 Register for income and VAT tax 3 days no charge
8 Register with Chamber of Commerce 14-18 days USD 158
* 9 Obtain business license from municipality 35 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) ILS 120
* 10 Obtain approval from fire department 1-3 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) 0.15 USD per square meter
* 11 Obtain and legalize special company books 3 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) 30 USD per transaction
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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