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Switzerland in Doing Business 2016 Summary

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses in Switzerland and 188 other economies across 11 key areas, 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. Switzerland is ranked 26th in the ease of doing business and has a distance to frontier (DTF) score of 76.04, showing it is close to best practices.

Main Indicators and Rankings

Starting a Business

• Rank (DB2016): 69
• DTF Score (DB2016): 88.47
• Procedures (DB2016): 6
• Time (days): 10.0
• Cost (% of income per capita): 2.0
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (DB2016): 56
• DTF Score (DB2016): 73.43
• Procedures (DB2016): 13.0
• Time (days): 156.0
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 0.7
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 10.0
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 92.97)

Getting Electricity

• Rank (DB2016): 5
• DTF Score (DB2016): 94.42
• Procedures (DB2016): 3.0
• Time (days): 39.0
• Cost (% of income per capita): 57.2
• Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index (0-8): 7.0
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (rank 1, DTF score 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank (DB2016): 16
• DTF Score (DB2016): 86.12
• Procedures (DB2016): 4.0
• Time (days): 16.0
• Cost (% of property value): 0.3
• Quality of Land Administration Index (0-30): 23.5
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank (DB2016): 59
• DTF Score (DB2016): 60
• Strength of Legal Rights Index (0-12): 6.0
• Depth of Credit Information Index (0-8): 6.0
• Credit Registry Coverage (% of adults): 0.0
• Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults): 26.1
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (DB2016): 105
• DTF Score (DB2016): 50
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index (0-10): 5.0
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index (0-10): 3.3
• Extent of Shareholder Governance Index (0-10): 6.7
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank (DB2016): 19
• DTF Score (DB2016): 89.13
• Payments (per year): 19.0
• Time (hours per year): 63.0
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 28.8
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF score 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (DB2016): 40
• DTF Score (DB2016): 90.16
• Time to Export (hours): 1
• Cost to Export (USD): 201
• Time to Import (hours): 1
• Cost to Import (USD): 201
• Best Performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (DB2016): 46
• DTF Score (DB2016): 66.07
• Time (days): 390.0
• Cost (% of claim): 24.0
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index (0-18): 8.5
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 84.91)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (DB2016): 44
• DTF Score (DB2016): 62.6
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 46.6
• Time (years): 3.0
• Cost (% of estate): 4.5
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index (0-16): 12.0
• Best Performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF score 93.81)

Key Findings

• Regulatory Quality: Switzerland maintains a high level of regulatory quality, reflected in its DTF score of 76.04, indicating it is close to the best practices globally.
• Ease of Doing Business: Switzerland ranks 26th, which is stable compared to the previous year (rank 26*), showing little change in its regulatory environment.
• Comparative Performance: Switzerland performs better than most comparator economies in the EU and OECD, particularly in areas like registering property and getting electricity.
• Methodological Changes: The report introduces new metrics, such as the quality of judicial processes and building regulation, which provide more detailed insights into regulatory efficiency.
• Labor Market Regulation: These indicators are not included in the overall ranking but are presented in the economy profile, highlighting the importance of job quality aspects.

Conclusion

Switzerland is ranked among the top economies for ease of doing business, with strong performance in several key areas. Despite some challenges in credit access and minority investor protection, its regulatory environment is generally efficient and well-structured. The DTF score and rankings provide valuable insights for policymakers to identify areas for potential reform and benchmark against global best practices.