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Burundi Economy Profile - Doing Business 2020 Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2020 report provides an analysis of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies, including Burundi. It evaluates various aspects of the business environment, such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency. The report also measures the ease of employing workers.

Key Indicators and Scores

Indicator	Burundi Rank	Burundi Score (0-100)	Sub-Saharan Africa Avg	OECD High Income Avg	Best Regulatory Performance
Starting a Business	166	92.9	7.4	4.9	1 (2 Economies)
Dealing with Construction Permits	161	55.0	8.9	11.6	None in 2018/19
Getting Electricity	184	26.4	8.9	3.0	None in 2018/19
Registering Property	100	62.6	15.0	30.0	None in 2018/19
Getting Credit	176	15.0	36.3	3.0	0.0 (2 Economies)
Protecting Minority Investors	143	34.0	8.0	7.0	2.0 (2018/19)
Paying Taxes	140	60.9	28.2	41.2	None in 2018/19
Trading across Borders	169	47.3	28.2	41.2	None in 2018/19
Enforcing Contracts	158	43.0	5.0	3.0	0.5 (New Zealand)
Resolving Insolvency	147	30.6	28.2	41.2	0.5 (New Zealand)

Main Points

1. Starting a Business

Procedures: 4 procedures for both men and women.
Time: 5 days.
Cost: 12.3% of income per capita.
Minimum Paid-in Capital: 0.0% of income per capita.
Score: 92.9 (rank 166).
Comparison: Burundi performs better than the Sub-Saharan Africa average (7.4) but worse than OECD high-income economies (4.9).

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

Procedures: 15 procedures.
Time: 70 days.
Cost: 12.1% of warehouse value.
Building Quality Control Index: 5.0 (out of 15).
Score: 55.0 (rank 161).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (8.9) and OECD high-income average (11.6).

3. Getting Electricity

Procedures: 5 procedures.
Time: 158 days.
Cost: 14,977.6% of income per capita.
Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariffs: 0 (out of 8).
Score: 26.4 (rank 184).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (8.9) and OECD high-income average (3.0).

4. Registering Property

Procedures: 5 procedures.
Time: 23 days.
Cost: 3.1% of property value.
Land Administration Quality Index: 4.5 (out of 30).
Score: 62.6 (rank 100).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (15.0) and OECD high-income average (30.0).

5. Getting Credit

Score: 15.0 (rank 176).
Legal Rights Index: 2 (out of 12).
Credit Information Depth Index: 1 (out of 8).
Credit Registry Coverage: 6.5% of adults.
Credit Bureau Coverage: 0.0% of adults.
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (36.3) and OECD high-income average (3.0).

6. Protecting Minority Investors

Score: 34.0 (rank 143).
Disclosure Index: 8.0 (out of 10).
Director Liability Index: 7.0 (out of 10).
Shareholder Suits Index: 2.0 (out of 10).
Shareholder Rights Index: 0.0 (out of 6).
Ownership and Control Index: 0.0 (out of 7).
Corporate Transparency Index: 0.0 (out of 7).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (8.0) and OECD high-income average (7.0).

7. Paying Taxes

Score: 60.9 (rank 140).
Number of Payments: 24 per year.
Time (hours per year): 232.
Total Tax and Contribution Rate: 41.2% of profit.
Postfiling Index: 28.2 (out of 100).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (28.2) and OECD high-income average (41.2).

8. Trading across Borders

Score: 47.3 (rank 169).
Export Time: 180 hours (documentary compliance) + 154 hours (border compliance) = 334 hours.
Import Time: 120 hours (documentary compliance) + 59 hours (border compliance) = 179 hours.
Export Cost: USD 1,025 (documentary compliance) + USD 444 (border compliance) = USD 1,469.
Import Cost: USD 150 (documentary compliance) + USD 109 (border compliance) = USD 259.
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (28.2) and OECD high-income average (41.2).

9. Enforcing Contracts

Score: 43.0 (rank 158).
Time: 832 days.
Cost: 36.1% of claim value.
Judicial Processes Quality Index: 5.0 (out of 18).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (5.0) and OECD high-income average (3.0).

10. Resolving Insolvency

Score: 30.6 (rank 147).
Recovery Rate: 7.5 cents on the dollar.
Time: 5 years.
Cost: 30.0% of estate.
Outcome: 0 (piecemeal sale).
Insolvency Framework Strength Index: 8.5 (out of 16).
Comparison: Burundi is below the Sub-Saharan Africa average (28.2) and OECD high-income average (41.2).

Key Takeaways

Burundi's overall business environment is challenging, with many indicators showing poor performance.
The ease of starting a business is relatively better compared to other indicators, but still lags behind OECD standards.
Getting electricity and registering property are among the more manageable tasks, but the cost of electricity is extremely high.
Credit availability is limited due to weak legal rights and poor credit information systems.
Minority investor protection and tax compliance are areas of concern, with scores well below the global average.
Trading across borders is very cumbersome, with high time and cost requirements.
Contract enforcement and insolvency resolution are significantly slow and costly, indicating a weak legal and judicial system.

Methodology Overview

The report uses standardized case studies to ensure comparability across economies.
It measures procedures, time, and costs for specific scenarios, such as starting a business or building a warehouse.
The data are collected from the largest business city in each economy, with exceptions for the 11 largest economies.
No bribes are considered, and only official costs are included in the calculations.
The rankings are based on the simple average of scores for each indicator.

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