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Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report, published by the World Bank Group, evaluates business regulations across 190 economies to measure the ease of doing business and encourage reforms that foster economic growth and job creation. The report provides quantitative indicators that assess various aspects of the regulatory environment, including 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 measures labor market regulation.

The report uses a standardized methodology to ensure consistency in data collection and comparison. It focuses on the experiences of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the largest business city of each economy, and includes data for the second largest city in 11 major economies (e.g., China, India, the United States).

Main Topics and Indicators

The following are the main topics and indicators evaluated in the report:

Key Information on Lithuania

Lithuania is ranked within the Europe & Central Asia region, and its data are based on the city of Vilnius, which is the largest business city in the country. The report compares Lithuania's performance with other economies in the region, OECD high-income economies, and the overall best performers.

Starting a Business in Lithuania

• Procedures (Men/Women): 4 procedures
• Time (Men/Women): 5.5 days
• Cost (% of income per capita): 0.6%
• Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita): 19.3%
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): 19.3%
• Ease of Doing Business Rank: Not provided in the summary, but the DTF score reflects Lithuania's performance relative to the best performers.

Lithuania's performance in starting a business is above the Europe & Central Asia average and OECD high-income average, but still lags behind the best performers like New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Dealing with Construction Permits in Lithuania

• Procedures: 13 procedures
• Time: 75 days
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 0.3%
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 11.0
• DTF Score: 11.0
• Ease of Doing Business Rank: Not provided in the summary, but the DTF score shows Lithuania's performance relative to the best performers.

Lithuania's procedures and time for construction permits are relatively efficient compared to the Europe & Central Asia and OECD high-income averages, but still fall short of the top performers such as Denmark and South Korea.

Methodology Overview

• The report uses a standardized business model to ensure data comparability across economies.
• For each indicator, the distance to frontier (DTF) score measures how close an economy is to the best performance observed globally.
• DTF scores are calculated as the simple average of the component indicators.
• Time is measured in calendar days, excluding the time spent gathering information.
• Cost is expressed as a percentage of income per capita or warehouse value, excluding bribes and professional fees unless required by law or common practice.
• Online procedures are counted as 0.5 days.
• Gender-specific procedures are considered in some economies, and the report reflects the time for women in such cases.
• The report includes subnational reports for selected cities, allowing for detailed comparisons within and between regions.

Standardized Business and Warehouse Models

Standardized Company

• Legal form: Private Limited Liability Company (UAB)
• Paid-in minimum capital: EUR 2,500
• City Covered: Vilnius
• Employees: 10–50, all domestic nationals
• Company deed: 10 pages long

Standardized Warehouse

• Use: General storage activities (e.g., books, stationery)
• Size: 1,300.6 square meters (14,000 square feet)
• Location: On a 929 square meter (10,000 square feet) land plot owned by the company
• Estimated value: EUR 647,295.60
• Construction time: 30 weeks (excluding administrative delays)
• Water and sewerage connections: 150 meters from the existing water source and sewer tap

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report highlights the importance of transparent, efficient, and standardized business regulations in fostering economic growth and job creation. It serves as a benchmarking tool for countries to evaluate and reform their regulatory environments. Lithuania's performance in starting a business and dealing with construction permits is relatively good compared to its region and OECD peers, but there is still room for improvement to reach the best global practices. The report encourages continuous reform and provides data-driven insights to support policy decisions and business planning.