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Doing Business 2017: Nicaragua Summary

Core Content

Doing Business 2017 is a World Bank Group report that evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies, focusing on regulatory reforms and their impact on business environments. It measures 11 key areas in the business life cycle, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation.

For Nicaragua, the report provides detailed data on these indicators, comparing it with other selected economies (comparator economies) and presenting both the ease of doing business ranking and the distance to frontier (DTF) score.

Key Information

Economy Overview

• Region: Latin America & Caribbean
• Income Category: Lower middle income
• Population: 6,082,032
• GNI per capita (US$): 1,940
• DB2017 Rank: 127
• DB2016 Rank: 124
• Change in Rank: -3
• DB2017 DTF Score: 55.75
• DB2016 DTF Score: 55.65
• Change in DTF: +0.1

Methodology and Changes in 2017

• New Features:

  • Added postfiling processes to the paying taxes indicator.
  • Introduced a gender component in three indicators: starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts.
  • Developed a new pilot indicator on selling to the government.
  • Included Somalia for the first time, bringing the total number of economies to 190.

• Limitations:

  • The report does not include labor market regulation in the aggregate ease of doing business ranking or DTF score.
  • It focuses on a local limited liability company in the largest business city.
  • It does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as market proximity, infrastructure quality, or macroeconomic conditions.

Main Indicators for Nicaragua (2017)

Dealing with Construction Permits

Getting Electricity

Registering Property

Getting Credit

Protecting Minority Investors

Paying Taxes

Trading Across Borders

Enforcing Contracts

Resolving Insolvency

Main Points

• The ease of doing business ranking and distance to frontier score are key metrics used to evaluate the business environment.
• Nicaragua ranked 127th in the 2017 ranking, slightly dropping from 124th in 2016.
• The DTF score for Nicaragua is 55.75, showing a marginal improvement of +0.1 from 2016.
• The report includes gender dimensions in some indicators, highlighting the differences in procedures, time, and cost between male and female entrepreneurs.
• Paying taxes remains one of the most challenging areas for Nicaragua, with a rank of 176 and a DTF score of 43.29.
• Getting electricity and registering property are other key areas where Nicaragua faces significant challenges.
• Protecting minority investors is also a major concern, with Nicaragua ranked 145th and a DTF score of 40.00.
• Enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency are areas where Nicaragua has room for improvement, with a DTF score of 58.58 and 40.66, respectively.
• The report provides comparative data with other countries in the region and globally, aiding in identifying performance gaps and opportunities for reform.