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Doing Business 2018 Summary: Burundi

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report is a World Bank Group flagship publication that evaluates and compares business regulations across 190 economies. It provides quantitative indicators to measure the ease of doing business, focusing 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 includes labor market regulation data. The report uses a standardized methodology to ensure comparability and transparency, with the aim of encouraging regulatory reforms and offering benchmarks for improvement.

Main Topics and Indicators Covered in Burundi

Key Information and Findings

Starting a Business in Burundi

• Procedures (Men): 3 procedures
• Procedures (Women): 3 procedures
• Time (Men): 4 days
• Time (Women): 4 days
• Cost (% of income per capita): 33.9%
• Paid-in Minimum Capital: 0% of income per capita
• City Covered: Bujumbura
• Sub-Saharan Africa Average: 7.6 procedures, 24.0 days, 49.9% cost
• OECD High Income Average: 4.9 procedures, 8.5 days, 3.1% cost
• Overall Best Performer: New Zealand (1.00 procedures, 0.50 days, 0.00% cost)

Dealing with Construction Permits in Burundi

• Procedures: 15 procedures
• Time: 70 days
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 12.5%
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 3.0
• Sub-Saharan Africa Average: 14.8 procedures, 147.5 days, 9.9% cost
• OECD High Income Average: 12.5 procedures, 154.6 days, 1.6% cost
• Overall Best Performer: Denmark (7.00 procedures), Korea, Rep. (27.5 days)

Distance to Frontier (DTF) and Ease of Doing Business

• Burundi's DTF score is calculated based on the performance across all indicators.
• The report uses a DTF scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest performance and 100 is the best.
• The ease of doing business ranking is determined by sorting the DTF scores of all 190 economies.
• Burundi's rankings are compared with other economies and regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa, OECD high income, and the overall best performers.

Methodology and Assumptions

Standardized Business Assumptions

• The company is a limited liability company (LLC) or its legal equivalent.
• It is 100% domestically owned, with five individual owners (not legal entities).
• It operates in Bujumbura, the largest business city in Burundi.
• The business is engaged in general industrial or commercial activities.
• It employs between 10 and 50 domestic nationals one month after starting operations.
• The company has a 10-page company deed.
• The paid-in minimum capital is 10 times the income per capita.

Construction Permit Assumptions

• The warehouse is a two-story building with a total area of approximately 1,300.6 square meters.
• The construction is located in "quartier des usines" in Bujumbura.
• The warehouse is valued at 50 times income per capita.
• The construction takes 30 weeks, excluding administrative delays.
• The construction company (BuildCo) has a licensed architect and engineer.

Procedure and Cost Details

• Starting a Business:
  • Submit documents to the API and obtain registration certificate and tax ID.
  • Pay registration fees at the Commercial Bank of Burundi.
  • Make a company seal (2 days, BIF 20,000).
• Dealing with Construction Permits:
  • Obtain a geotechnical study (14 days, BIF 600,000).
  • Obtain a topographic survey (2 days, BIF 175,000).
  • Submit application for the building permit at the DGHU (1 day, no charge).
  • Pay permit fees and construction tax at the Banque de la Republique du Burundi (1 day, BIF 661,747).
  • Present proof of payment to the DGHU (1 day, no charge).
  • Obtain building permit (14 days, no charge).
  • Request certificate of conformity and proof of development (1 day, no charge).
  • Receive inspection from DGHU (1 day, no charge).
  • Obtain certificate of conformity and proof of development (1 day, no charge).
  • Modify "proces verbal de bornage et d'arpentage" at the Cadastre (1 day, no charge).
  • Receive site inspection from the Cadastre (1 day, no charge).
  • Obtain updated "proces verbal de bornage et d'arpentage" (3 days, no charge).
  • Obtain updated property title (30 days, BIF 520,240).
  • Obtain water connection (30 days, BIF 500,000).
  • Obtain sewage connection (15 days, BIF 500,000).

Quality Control and Legal Framework

• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 3.0
• Quality of Building Regulations Index (0-2): 0.0
• Accessibility of Building Laws: Not easily accessible (0.0)
• Clear Requirements for Building Permit: List of required documents (0.0)
• Quality Control Before Construction: 0.0
• Third-Party Verification of Plans: Civil servant reviews plans (0.0)
• Quality Control During Construction: 0.0
• Mandatory Inspections During Construction: Not always done (0.0)
• Quality Control After Construction: 2.0
• Final Inspection: Done by government agency (2.0)
• Mandatory Final Inspection: Does not always occur in practice (0.0)
• Liability and Insurance Regimes: 1.0
• Professional Certifications Index (0-4): 0.0
• Qualification Requirements for Professionals: No specific requirements (0.0)

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report highlights the challenges Burundi faces in terms of business regulation and its impact on economic performance. While Burundi performs better than the Sub-Saharan Africa average in some areas, such as starting a business and construction permits, it still lags behind OECD high-income economies and the best performers globally. The report provides a detailed breakdown of procedures, time, and costs for starting a business and obtaining construction permits, as well as an assessment of the quality of the regulatory environment. These findings can be used to identify areas for reform and to improve the ease of doing business in Burundi.