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Doing Business 2017: Paraguay Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report, a flagship publication by the World Bank Group, evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies. It focuses on 11 key areas in the business life cycle, 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. The report provides quantitative indicators that help compare regulatory environments and assess the impact of reforms on economic performance.

For Paraguay, the report presents data on these indicators, along with comparative information from other selected economies, to illustrate its performance and areas for improvement.

Main Points

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Paraguay ranked 106th in 2017, a slight decline from its 2016 ranking of 102.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Paraguay's DTF score was 59.03 in 2017, down slightly from 59.1 in 2016.
• Methodology Changes: The 2017 edition introduces a gender component in several indicators and expands the scope to include data on Somalia, bringing the total number of economies to 190.
• Key Indicators:
  • Starting a Business: Paraguay ranked 143rd with a DTF score of 77.53. It requires 7 procedures for both men and women, taking 35 days and costing 39.8% of income per capita.
  • Dealing with Construction Permits: Paraguay ranked 56th with a DTF score of 73.70. It involves 12 procedures, taking 120 days and costing 0.7% of warehouse value.
  • Getting Electricity: Paraguay ranked 102nd with a DTF score of 67.12. It requires 5 procedures, taking 67 days and costing 152.3% of income per capita.
  • Registering Property: Paraguay ranked 76th with a DTF score of 66.12. It requires 6 procedures, taking 46 days and costing 1.9% of property value.
  • Getting Credit: Paraguay ranked 101st with a DTF score of 45.00. It has a credit registry coverage of 24.4% of adults, with a total tax rate of 35.0% of profit.
  • Protecting Minority Investors: Paraguay ranked 137th with a DTF score of 41.67. It scores low on legal rights and shareholder governance indices.
  • Paying Taxes: Paraguay ranked 153rd with a DTF score of 54.64. It involves 20 payments per year, taking 378 hours and costing 35.0% of profit.
  • Trading Across Borders: Paraguay ranked 116th with a DTF score of 64.03. It takes 120 hours to export and 48 hours to import, with costs of $815 and $500 respectively.
  • Enforcing Contracts: Paraguay ranked 74th with a DTF score of 59.77. It takes 606 days to enforce contracts and costs 30.0% of claims.
  • Resolving Insolvency: Paraguay ranked 102nd with a DTF score of 40.70. It takes 3.9 years to resolve insolvency and has a recovery rate of 20.5 cents per dollar.

Key Information

• Focus on Gender: The report introduces a gender component in three indicators, measuring the impact of gender-specific requirements on business processes.
• Comparative Data: Paraguay is compared with other economies such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru to highlight its relative performance.
• Global Best Performers: The best performers in each indicator include New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates.
• Data Sources: All data are sourced from the World Bank's Doing Business database, with the most recent data as of June 1, 2016, except for paying taxes, which covers January–December 2015.
• Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality (outside of electricity and border-related areas), or macroeconomic conditions.

Summary of Indicators

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights that Paraguay faces moderate challenges in the business environment, with performance in most areas lagging behind other Latin American and global economies. The introduction of gender-specific indicators and the inclusion of Somalia in the analysis reflect the report's evolving focus on inclusivity and global coverage. Policymakers can use this data to identify areas for regulatory reform and improve the ease of doing business in the country.