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Summary of Doing Business 2014: Uganda

Core Content

The Doing Business 2014 report evaluates the ease of doing business in 189 economies, focusing on regulations affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It measures 11 key areas, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and employing workers. The report provides comparative data across regions and economies, helping to identify regulatory improvements and challenges.

Key Indicators for Uganda

Business Environment Overview

• DB2014 Rank: 132
• DB2013 Rank: 126
• Change in Rank: -6
• DB2014 DTF (Distance to Frontier): 53.89
• DB2013 DTF: 53.66
• Change in DTF: +0.23

Uganda's ranking indicates that it has made modest improvements in the business environment, but still faces significant regulatory challenges compared to other economies.

Main Areas of Analysis

Starting a Business

• Procedures: 15
• Time: 32.0 days
• Cost: 78.3% of income per capita
• Paid-in Minimum Capital: 0.0% of income per capita

Uganda ranks 151 globally for ease of starting a business. It is one of the worst performers in the region, with a high cost and time required to establish a new business. The procedures include name reservation, tax identification, and other administrative steps.

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 143
• Procedures: 16
• Time: 146.0 days
• Cost: 742.9% of income per capita

Uganda has a poor ranking in this area, with high time and cost requirements. It ranks better than some comparator economies but worse than others, such as Kenya and Rwanda.

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 178
• Procedures: 6
• Time: 132 days
• Cost: 13,456.7% of income per capita

Electricity access remains a challenge, with long time and high cost. Uganda ranks lower than many comparator economies and is far from the best performers like Germany and Japan.

Registering Property

• Rank: 126
• Procedures: 11
• Time: 47.0 days
• Cost: 2.6% of property value

Uganda ranks 126 globally for property registration, with moderate time and cost. It is significantly worse than best performers like Georgia and New Zealand.

Getting Credit

• Rank: 42
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 7
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 5
• Public Registry Coverage: 0.0%
• Private Bureau Coverage: 4.1%

Uganda has moderate access to credit, with strong legal rights but limited credit information depth. Public registry coverage is very low, and private bureau coverage is modest.

Protecting Investors

• Rank: 115
• Extent of Disclosure: 3
• Strength of Investor Protection Index: 4.7

Uganda has a moderate level of investor protection, with low disclosure and weak legal frameworks.

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 98
• Payments (Number per Year): 31
• Time (Hours per Year): 209
• Cost (% of income per capita): 78.3%

Taxes are a major burden for businesses in Uganda, with high time and cost. It ranks better than some comparator economies but still lags behind the best performers like the UAE.

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 164
• Documents to Export: 7
• Time to Export (Days): 30
• Cost to Export (US$ per container): 2,800

Uganda has a moderate ranking in cross-border trade, with relatively low export documentation and time but high costs compared to other economies.

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 117
• Time (Days): 490
• Cost (% of claim): 44.9%

Contract enforcement is a major challenge, with high time and cost requirements. Uganda ranks worse than many comparator economies and best performers like Singapore and Bhutan.

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 79
• Time (Years): 2.2
• Cost (% of estate): 30%
• Recovery Rate: 36.0 cents on the dollar

Uganda has a moderate ranking in resolving insolvency, with a reasonable time but high cost and low recovery rate. It is worse than some comparator economies and best performers like Japan and Ireland.

Key Points

• Ease of Doing Business: Uganda's ranking has improved slightly from 126 to 132, but it remains among the lowest performers in the region.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): Uganda's DTF has increased slightly, indicating a small move toward best practices.
• Regulatory Reforms: Uganda has not made significant reforms in the last few years, with no improvements recorded in DB2013 and DB2014.
• Challenges: High cost, time, and complexity in starting and operating a business, especially in areas like starting a business, getting electricity, and enforcing contracts.
• Comparative Performance: Uganda performs worse than many comparator economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, such as Kenya and Rwanda, and is far behind global best performers like New Zealand and Singapore.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2014 report highlights that Uganda has a challenging business environment, with high costs and time required to start and operate a business. While there have been some minor improvements in the DTF measure, the overall regulatory framework remains complex and inefficient. The report underscores the need for further reforms to reduce the burden on SMEs and improve the business climate.