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Doing Business 2017: South Sudan Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report evaluates the ease of doing business in South Sudan and compares it with other economies across 11 key regulatory areas. It provides quantitative indicators and rankings that reflect the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses, while also introducing a gender dimension and new methodologies for certain indicators.

Main Topics Covered

1. Overview of the Report

• Purpose: To measure and track regulatory changes that affect business operations.
• Indicators: Includes 11 areas such as starting a business, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, and resolving insolvency.
• Methodology Update: Introduces postfiling processes in the paying taxes indicator, adds a gender component in three areas, and introduces a new pilot indicator on selling to the government.
• Economy Profile: South Sudan is analyzed alongside comparator economies and regional averages.

Key Indicators and Performance

Ease of Doing Business Rankings and Distance to Frontier (DTF) Scores

Key Findings

• South Sudan's Overall Performance:

  • Ranked 186th out of 190 economies in the ease of doing business.
  • Maintained the same DTF score of 33.48 in 2017 as in 2016.
  • Starting a Business remains one of the most challenging areas, with 13 procedures and 14 days required for men and women.
  • Getting Electricity is not practiced in South Sudan, highlighting a significant challenge.
  • Registering Property is also a major challenge, with 9 procedures and 50 days required, and a DTF score of 31.64.
  • Getting Credit is highly restricted, with a DTF score of 10.00 and only 0.0% of the population having access to credit bureau coverage.
  • Paying Taxes is a moderate challenge, with 37 payments per year and 210 hours of compliance annually.
  • Trading Across Borders is very difficult, with 146 hours of border compliance and a DTF score of 26.19.
  • Enforcing Contracts is moderately difficult, with 228 days and a DTF score of 59.91.
  • Resolving Insolvency is not practiced in South Sudan, indicating a lack of legal framework for insolvency resolution.

• Gender Dimension:

  • The report introduces a gender component in several indicators, measuring the difference in procedures, time, and cost for men and women.
  • In South Sudan, the number of procedures and time for both genders is the same (13 procedures, 14 days).
  • The gender component highlights the need for reforms to ensure equal opportunities for women in business.

Comparative Insights

• South Sudan's performance is generally poor compared to other comparator economies in the region.
• The report emphasizes the importance of benchmarking against best practices to identify areas for improvement.
• The distance to frontier score provides an absolute measure of how far an economy is from the best regulatory practices.
• South Sudan has limited progress in the past year, with no change in its DTF score and a small improvement in its ranking.

Methodology and Limitations

• The report includes 190 economies, including Somalia for the first time.
• It does not cover all aspects of a business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality, or macroeconomic stability.
• The indicators are based on a local limited liability company operating in the largest business city.
• The report is a valuable tool for identifying regulatory bottlenecks and tracking progress over time.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights the significant challenges South Sudan faces in its business environment, particularly in areas such as starting a business, registering property, and getting credit. While the country has made some progress in rankings, the distance to frontier score remains low, indicating that it is far from the best regulatory practices. The introduction of a gender component provides new insights into the challenges faced by women in business. Policymakers in South Sudan can use these findings to guide regulatory reforms and improve the business climate.