Subnational Reports

Subnational Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across locations in a single country. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas.

The latest subnational reports are listed below.

Doing Business in Indonesia 2012

Doing Business in Indonesia 2012 is the second in a series analyzing business regulations from the perspective of a small to midsize domestic firm in Indonesian cities. Six cities were added this year, bringing the total to 20. Yogyakarta, Balikpapan, Bandung and Jakarta continue to lead in the areas included in the report—starting a business, dealing with construction permits and registering property.

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Doing Business in OHADA 2012

This report compares business regulations in the 16-member Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. This region imposes heavy and costly regulations for local entrepreneurs. However, the report finds all economies have made it easier to do business in the past 6 years.

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Doing Business in SE Europe

Doing Business in South East Europe 2011 covers Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia. It finds that all cities have improved business regulations since 2008, but there is still ample room for reform.

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Doing Business in Juba 2011

This report measures business regulations and their enforcement in Juba, Southern Sudan. The ease of doing business in Juba can now be compared to the ease of doing business in 183 other economies. Doing Business in Juba 2011 provides one of the first assessments of business regulations in Southern Sudan’s current capital.

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