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Doing Business 2017: Norway Summary

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2017 report evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses across 190 economies, focusing on 11 key areas of business regulation. Norway is ranked 6th in the overall ease of doing business index and has a Distance to Frontier (DTF) score of 82.82, indicating it is close to best practices. The report also highlights changes in methodology and introduces a gender dimension to some indicators.

Main Indicators and Performance

Starting a Business

• Rank: 21 (DB2017), 18 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 94.30 (DB2017), 94.29 (DB2016)
• Procedures (Men): 4
• Time (Men): 4 days
• Cost (Men): 0.9% of income per capita
• Procedures (Women): 4
• Time (Women): 4 days
• Cost (Women): 0.9% of income per capita
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 43 (DB2017), 40 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 75.52 (DB2017), 75.51 (DB2016)
• Procedures: 11
• Time: 110.5 days
• Cost: 0.6% of warehouse value
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 87.40)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 12 (DB2017), 18 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 90.58 (DB2017), 87.46 (DB2016)
• Procedures: 4
• Time: 66 days
• Cost: 11.3% of income per capita
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (Rank 1, DTF 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank: 14 (DB2017), 14 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 87.26 (DB2017), 87.26 (DB2016)
• Procedures: 1
• Time: 3 days
• Cost: 2.5% of property value
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 75 (DB2017), 70 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 55.00 (DB2017), 55.00 (DB2016)
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 5
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 6
• Credit Bureau Coverage: 100%
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 9 (DB2017), 7 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 75.00 (DB2017), 75.00 (DB2016)
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 7.5
• Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 6.7
• Shareholder Governance Index: 8.3
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 26 (DB2017), 28 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 85.53 (DB2017), 85.52 (DB2016)
• Payments per Year: 4
• Time (hours per year): 83
• Total Tax Rate: 39.5% of profit
• Postfiling Index: 68
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (Rank 1, DTF 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 22 (DB2017), 22 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 96.97 (DB2017), 96.97 (DB2016)
• Time to Export (Border Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $125
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $0
• Time to Import (Border Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $125
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $0
• Best Performer: 10 Economies (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 4 (DB2017), 6 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 78.99 (DB2017), 77.14 (DB2016)
• Time (days): 280
• Cost (% of claim): 9.9 cents
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 11
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (Rank 1, DTF 84.15)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 6 (DB2017), 5 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 89.06 (DB2017), 88.83 (DB2016)
• Recovery Rate: 92.9 cents
• Time (years): 0.9
• Cost (% of estate): 1.0%
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index: 12.5
• Best Performer: Finland (Rank 1, DTF 93.89)

Key Methodological Changes

• New Indicators: The report includes a gender component in four indicators (starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts, and labor market regulation).
• Postfiling Processes: Added to the paying taxes indicator to assess tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Expanded Coverage: Data for Somalia is now included, bringing the total number of economies to 190.
• Normalization: All DTF scores are normalized between 0 and 100, with 100 representing the frontier.

Comparison with Comparator Economies

• Norway performs well compared to other high-income economies like Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
• It is among the top performers in most indicators, with only minor improvements in some areas like getting electricity and resolving insolvency.
• The report provides detailed comparisons with comparator economies, allowing for benchmarking and analysis of reforms.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights that Norway maintains a strong and efficient business environment, with a high DTF score and a competitive rank. While it has made some improvements, it still has room for further regulatory reforms to reach the frontier. The introduction of gender dimensions and postfiling processes adds depth to the analysis, offering insights into the challenges faced by both men and women in business operations. Overall, the report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to understand and improve the regulatory environment in Norway.