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Burkina Faso Economy Profile - Doing Business 2016

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses across 189 economies, focusing on 11 key areas such as starting a business, getting electricity, and resolving insolvency. The report provides Burkina Faso with its performance in these areas, alongside comparisons with other economies in the region and globally.

Key Indicators and Rankings

General Overview

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Income Category: Low income
• Population: 17,419,615
• GNI per capita (US$): 710
• DB2016 Rank: 143
• DB2015 Rank: 149 (adjusted for data revisions and methodology changes)
• Change in Rank: Improved by 6 positions
• DB2016 DTF Score: 50.81
• DB2015 DTF Score: 48.97
• Change in DTF: Improved by 1.84 points

The Distance to Frontier (DTF) score is a measure of how far an economy is from the best regulatory practices in each indicator, on a scale from 0 (worst performance) to 100 (frontier).

Main Business Regulation Indicators

1. Starting a Business

• DB2016 Rank: 78
• DB2015 Rank: 153
• DTF Score: 86.69 (up from 69.06)
• Procedures: 3
• Time (days): 13
• Cost (% of income per capita): 43.5 (down from 44.7)
• Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita): 28.5 (down from 308.5)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF 99.96)

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• DB2016 Rank: 76
• DB2015 Rank: 71
• DTF Score: 70.87 (up from 70.35)
• Procedures: 12
• Time (days): 129
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 5.1 (down from 5.5)
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 10.0 (up from 10.0)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF 92.97)

3. Getting Electricity

• DB2016 Rank: 183
• DB2015 Rank: 182
• DTF Score: 30.62 (up from 30.62)
• Procedures: 4
• Time (days): 158
• Cost (% of income per capita): 10,217.1 (down from 11,057.1)
• Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index (0-8): 0.0 (up from 0.0)
• Best Performer: Republic of Korea (rank 1, DTF 99.88)

4. Registering Property

• DB2016 Rank: 149
• DB2015 Rank: 149
• DTF Score: 48.55 (up from 48.26)
• Procedures: 4
• Time (days): 67
• Cost (% of property value): 12.1 (down from 12.3)
• Quality of Land Administration Index (0-30): 9.5 (up from 9.5)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF 94.46)

5. Getting Credit

• DB2016 Rank: 133
• DB2015 Rank: 128
• DTF Score: 30 (same as previous year)
• Strength of Legal Rights Index (0-12): 6.0 (same as previous year)
• Depth of Credit Information Index (0-8): 0.0 (same as previous year)
• Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults): 0.0 (same as previous year)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF 100)

6. Protecting Minority Investors

• DB2016 Rank: 144
• DB2015 Rank: 143
• DTF Score: 41.67 (same as previous year)
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index (0-10): 4.2 (same as previous year)
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index (0-10): 4.7 (same as previous year)
• Extent of Shareholder Governance Index (0-10): 3.7 (same as previous year)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF 83.33)

7. Paying Taxes

• DB2016 Rank: 153
• DB2015 Rank: 153
• DTF Score: 58.08 (same as previous year)
• Number of Payments per Year: 45
• Time (hours per year): 270
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 41.3 (down from 63.3)
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF 99.44)

8. Trading Across Borders

• DB2016 Rank: 103
• DB2015 Rank: 102
• DTF Score: 65.31 (same as previous year)
• Time to Export (hours): 75
• Cost to Export (USD): 111
• Time to Import (hours): 102
• Cost to Import (USD): 265
• Best Performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF 100)

9. Enforcing Contracts

• DB2016 Rank: 163
• DB2015 Rank: 163
• DTF Score: 38.27 (up from 38.27)
• Time (days): 446
• Cost (% of claim): 81.7 (down from 81.7)
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index (0-18): 6.0 (up from 6.0)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF 84.91)

10. Resolving Insolvency

• DB2016 Rank: 112
• DB2015 Rank: 112
• DTF Score: 38.08 (same as previous year)
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 18.5 (same as previous year)
• Time (years): 4.0 (same as previous year)
• Cost (% of estate): 21.0 (same as previous year)
• Best Performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF 93.81)

Key Findings

• Improvement in Rankings: Burkina Faso has improved its ease of doing business ranking by 6 positions, from 149 to 143, and its DTF score from 48.97 to 50.81.
• Regulatory Focus: The report measures and benchmarks regulations affecting businesses across their life cycle, including starting a business, getting credit, and resolving insolvency.
• Methodology Changes: Several indicators were updated in 2016, including the inclusion of a building quality control index for construction permits, reliability of electricity supply and transparency of tariffs for getting electricity, and the quality and efficiency of judicial processes for enforcing contracts.
• Comparison with Comparator Economies: Burkina Faso's performance is compared with other Sub-Saharan African economies like Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal, as well as OECD economies like France and Japan.
• Global Best Practices: The report highlights global best performers, such as New Zealand for starting a business and Singapore for construction permits and minority investor protection.

Summary of Business Regulation Challenges

• Starting a Business: While Burkina Faso has improved, it still ranks relatively low compared to global leaders like New Zealand.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: The process remains lengthy and costly, though there has been a slight improvement in the DTF score.
• Getting Electricity: The process is among the most challenging in the region, with high costs and long timeframes.
• Registering Property: Burkina Faso has improved its DTF score, but the process is still complex and expensive.
• Getting Credit: Limited access to credit, with low credit bureau coverage and high costs.
• Protecting Minority Investors: Weak shareholder governance and limited conflict of interest regulations.
• Paying Taxes: High tax burden and time, though slightly improved compared to previous years.
• Trading Across Borders: Moderate time and cost, but still lagging behind top performers like Denmark.
• Enforcing Contracts: Slow and costly process, with poor judicial efficiency.
• Resolving Insolvency: Fairly efficient but still lagging behind global leaders like Finland.

Conclusion

Burkina Faso's business environment remains challenging, particularly in areas such as getting credit, enforcing contracts, and getting electricity. However, there have been positive trends in several indicators, including improvements in the ease of doing business ranking and DTF scores. The report emphasizes the importance of regulatory reform and transparency to enhance the business climate.