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Doing Business 2016: Suriname Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report provides an analysis of the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses in Suriname, comparing it with other economies and measuring the ease of doing business across 11 key areas. The report excludes labor market regulation from the overall ease of doing business ranking and presents it separately in the economy profile.

The report uses two main metrics: the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score and the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) ranking. The DTF score reflects how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices, on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (frontier). The EDB ranking compares economies based on their overall regulatory performance, with a score rounded to two decimals.

Key Indicators and Performance

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 109 (2016), 107 (2015)
• DTF Score: 66.44 (2016), 66.43 (2015)
• Procedures (number): 10.0
• Time (days): 223.0
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 0.2
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 6.5
• Global Best Performer: Singapore (1)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 93 (2016), 88 (2015)
• DTF Score: 68.44 (2016), 68.38 (2015)
• Procedures (number): 4.0
• Time (days): 113.0
• Cost (% of income per capita): 467.2
• Reliability of Supply and Tariff Transparency Index (0-8): 3.0
• Global Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (1)

Registering Property

• Rank: 176 (2016), 175 (2015)
• DTF Score: 36.27 (2016), 36.27 (2015)
• Procedures (number): 6.0
• Time (days): 106.0
• Cost (% of property value): 13.7
• Land Administration Quality Index (0-30): 8.5
• Global Best Performer: New Zealand (1)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 174 (2016), 171 (2015)
• DTF Score: 10 (2016), 10 (2015)
• Strength of Legal Rights Index (0-12): 2.0
• Depth of Credit Information Index (0-8): 0.0
• Credit Registry Coverage (% of adults): 0.0
• Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults): 0.0
• Global Best Performer: New Zealand (1)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 166 (2016), 165 (2015)
• DTF Score: 35 (2016), 35 (2015)
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index (0-10): 3.5
• Conflict of Interest Regulation Index (0-10): 2.3
• Shareholder Governance Index (0-10): 4.7
• Global Best Performer: Singapore (1)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 75 (2016), 71 (2015)
• DTF Score: 76.45 (2016), 76.45 (2015)
• Payments (number per year): 30.0
• Time (hours per year): 199.0
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 27.9
• Global Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (1)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 77 (2016), 95 (2015)
• DTF Score: 75.37 (2016), 69.37 (2015)
• Time to Export (Border Compliance, hours): 84.0
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance, USD): 348.0
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance, hours): 48.0
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance, USD): 40.0
• Time to Import (Border Compliance, hours): 48.0
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance, USD): 505.0
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance, hours): 24.0
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance, USD): 40.0
• Global Best Performer: Denmark (1)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 186 (2016), 186 (2015)
• DTF Score: 25.94 (2016), 25.94 (2015)
• Time (days): 1,715.0
• Cost (% of claim): 37.1
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index (0-18): 3.5
• Global Best Performer: Singapore (1)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 128 (2016), 127 (2015)
• DTF Score: 34.21 (2016), 34.27 (2015)
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 8.4
• Time (years): 5.0
• Cost (% of estate): 30.0
• Outcome (0 as piecemeal sale, 1 as going concern): 0
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index (0-16): 9.5
• Global Best Performer: Finland (1)

Key Findings

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Suriname ranked 156th in 2016, down 2 positions from 2015 (154).
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): Suriname’s DTF score was 47.69 in 2016, up slightly from 47.09 in 2015.
• Comparative Performance: Suriname’s performance is generally below the regional average and significantly behind global best practices. For example, it lags in areas like starting a business, getting credit, and enforcing contracts.
• Methodological Changes: The report includes new indices such as the quality of judicial processes and land administration systems, enhancing the depth of analysis. The labor market regulation indicators are not included in the overall ranking, but the data is presented for further insight.
• Data Sources: All data is based on the Doing Business database, with the latest data as of June 1, 2015, except for paying taxes, which covers January–December 2014.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2016 report highlights that Suriname has a challenging regulatory environment for businesses, particularly in areas such as starting a business, getting credit, and enforcing contracts. While there has been a slight improvement in the DTF score, the country still has significant room for reform to reach the frontier. Policymakers can use this data to identify specific regulatory bottlenecks and prioritize reforms that enhance business efficiency and investor confidence.