Zimbabwe

Ease of Doing Business in

Zimbabwe

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Zimbabwe. 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 Sub-Saharan Africa
Income Category Low income
Population 12,754,378
GNI Per Capita (US$) 640
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
172 170 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
38.7 39.1 down -0.4
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 143 145 up 2
Dealing with Construction Permits 170 169 up -1
Getting Electricity 157 165 up 8
Registering Property 85 84 up -1
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 128 124 up -4
Paying Taxes 134 127 up -7
Trading Across Borders 167 172 up 5
Enforcing Contracts 111 112 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 169 155 up -14

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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 170 DB 2012 Rank 169 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 25.0 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 25.0 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 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)
12 15 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)
614 196 143

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)
4,423.4 751.6 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain approval from the inspector of factories 30 days USD 12,870
2 Request and obtain building plan approval by the Harare City Council 365 days USD 12,870
3 Request and receive inspection from building inspectorate of completion of foundation by independent structural engineer 30 days no charge
4 Inform the building inspectorate of the completion of drainage installation 1 day no charge
5 Inform and receive inspection from the building inspectorate upon completion of structure 14 days no charge
6 Request and receive inspection by the building inspectors upon completion of construction 30 days no charge
* 7 Request water and sewage connection from Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) and connect to its networks 1 day USD 2,390
* 8 Request telephone connection 1 day USD 180
* 9 Receive inspection and connection by telecommunications provider 75 days no charge
10 Request occupancy certificate 1 day no charge
11 Request and receive inspection from the local Fire Department on fire equipment installation for occupancy certificate 7 days no charge
12 Obtain occupancy certificate 88 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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