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Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs

Summary of South Sudan Economy Profile

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report by the World Bank Group evaluates business regulations and their enforcement in 190 economies, including South Sudan, to provide a benchmark for the ease of doing business. The report focuses on key areas 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. It also measures labor market regulation.

Key Indicators and Performance in South Sudan

Main Points

• Starting a Business in South Sudan

  • Procedures: 12 procedures are required for both men and women.
  • Time: 13 days in total.
  • Cost: 305% of income per capita.
  • Minimum Paid-in Capital: 0% (no minimum capital requirement).
  • Comparison: South Sudan performs worse than the Sub-Saharan Africa average and OECD high-income economies. The best performer is New Zealand with a score of 1.00.

• Construction Permit Process

  • Procedures: 23 procedures are required.
  • Time: 124 days in total.
  • Cost: 15.3% of the warehouse value.
  • Building Quality Control Index: 7.0 (out of 15).
  • Comparison: South Sudan performs worse than the Sub-Saharan Africa average and OECD high-income economies. The best performer is Denmark with a score of 7.00.

Detailed Insights on Business Regulation in South Sudan

Starting a Business

• Company Type: Limited Liability Company (LLC), 100% domestically owned.

• Ownership: 5 married individuals (no legal entities).

• Start-up Capital: 10 times income per capita.

• Company Documents: Must be prepared by a lawyer.

• Registration Process:

  1. Reserve company name (1 day, fees included in procedure 3).
  2. Prepare company documents with a lawyer (1 day, cost: SSP 2,500).
  3. Pay fees and obtain Certificate of Incorporation (2 days, cost: SSP 16,100).
  4. Obtain Operating License (2 days, cost: SSP 5,000).
  5. Obtain Trading License (2 days, simultaneous with previous procedure, cost: SSP 1,800).
  6. Inspection by the Payam (1 day, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).
  7. Register with the Ministry of Finance and request TIN (7 days, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).
  8. Inspection and delivery of TIN (1 day, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).
  9. Register with the Chamber of Commerce (7 days, cost: SSP 1950).
  10. Register with the Ministry of Labor (1 day, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).
  11. Open a separate bank account for social security payments (1 day, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).
  12. Obtain a company seal (1 day, no charge, simultaneous with previous procedure).

• Special Notes:

  • There is no social security fund, so companies must open a bank account for social security payments as a temporary measure.
  • The process is gender-neutral for procedures, but the cost is the same for both men and women.
  • All procedures are based on the city of Juba, South Sudan's largest business city.

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Warehouse Details:

  • Used for general storage (e.g., books or stationery).
  • Two stories, total area: 1,300.6 square meters.
  • Land plot: 929 square meters, 100% owned by the company.
  • Warehouse value: 50 times income per capita.

• Construction Permit Process:

  1. Request and obtain a croquis (site map) from the Survey Department (7 days, cost: SSP 125).
  2. Obtain approval of the building plans from the Construction Department (14 days, cost: SSP 3,000).
  3. Receive on-site inspection by the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (1 day, no charge).
  4. Request and obtain a construction permit from the Payam (7 days, cost: SSP 6,953).
  5. Receive on-site inspection by the Payam (1 day, no charge).
  6. Request to peg the plot and building surface (30 days, cost: SSP 300).
  7. Receive inspection by the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (1 day, no charge).
  8. Receive inspection by the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (1 day, no charge).
  9. Receive inspection by the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (1 day, no charge).
  10. Receive inspection by the Ministry of Housing, Physical Planning and Environment (1 day, no charge).

• Quality Control Index:

  • Measures the quality of building regulations, quality control mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes, and professional certification.
  • South Sudan scores 7.0 out of 15, indicating room for improvement.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report highlights that South Sudan has a challenging regulatory environment for businesses, particularly in the areas of starting a business and dealing with construction permits. The country ranks low in both indicators, with a significant number of procedures, high costs, and long timeframes compared to the global best performers. The report serves as a tool to identify areas for reform and improve the business climate.