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Summary of Doing Business 2018: Bolivia

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report by the World Bank Group provides an in-depth analysis of business regulations and their enforcement in 190 economies, with a focus on reforming to create jobs. The report includes a detailed Economy Profile of Bolivia, comparing its regulatory environment with other economies and highlighting the distance to frontier (DTF) and ease of doing business rankings.

Main Indicators and Key Information

The report evaluates 11 key indicators that reflect the regulatory environment for businesses:

1. Starting a business
2. Dealing with construction permits
3. Getting electricity
4. Registering property
5. Getting credit
6. Protecting minority investors
7. Paying taxes
8. Trading across borders
9. Enforcing contracts
10. Resolving insolvency
11. Labor market regulation

These indicators measure various aspects of business regulation, including the number of procedures, time required, costs, and legal frameworks. The data is standardized to ensure comparability across economies.

Economy Profile of Bolivia

• Region: Latin America & Caribbean
• Income Category: Lower middle income
• Population: 10,887,882
• GNI per Capita (US$): 3,070
• City Covered: La Paz
• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: 131
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): 45.5

Bolivia's DTF score indicates how far it is from the best performance observed in the sample since 2005. A score of 0 represents the lowest performance, and 100 represents the frontier.

Starting a Business in Bolivia

• Number of Procedures: 14 (same for men and women)
• Time Required: 45 days
• Cost (% of income per capita): 54.0

Key Procedures:

1. Check the uniqueness of the company name (1 day, BOB 136.50 if name reservation certificate is obtained)
2. Hire an attorney to draft incorporation documents (1 day, BOB 6,000 legal fee + BOB 1,300 for processing)
3. Notarize the Articles of Incorporation (1 day, BOB 1,000 + BOB 80 per copy for 3 copies)
4. Publish company deed in a national newspaper (2 days, BOB 80 per page)
5. Prepare opening balance sheet (1 day, BOB 700)
6. Administer balance sheet with the Colegio de Contadores (1 day, BOB 54 per balance sheet)
7. Register at the National Tax Service (NIT) (1 day, no charge)
8. Obtain municipal business license and registration card (12 days, no charge)
9. Municipal Government inspects the venue (1 day, simultaneous with previous procedure, no charge)
10. Register company deed with the Registry of Commerce (5 days, BOB 455)
11. Register at the appropriate Chamber of Commerce (1 day, BOB 493)
12. Register for national health insurance and short-term disability coverage (15 days, BOB 15 per form, 3 forms)
13. Register employees with the Ministry of Labor (ROE) (1 day, BOB 145)
14. Register employees with the pensions system (Sistema Integral de Pensiones) (3 days, no charge)

Dealing with Construction Permits in Bolivia

• Number of Procedures: 13
• Time Required: 322 days
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 1.4
• Building Quality Control Index: 7.0

Key Procedures:

1. Request and obtain cadastre certificate (60 days, BOB 1,690)
2. Request and obtain Land Registry Certificate (90 days, BOB 53)
3. Request and obtain zoning permit (45 days, BOB 96)
4. Obtain results of geotechnical study / soil test (20 days, BOB 2,200)

The building quality control index is calculated based on six components:

• Quality of building regulations
• Quality control before construction
• Quality control during construction
• Quality control after construction
• Liability and insurance regimes
• Professional certifications

Main Viewpoints

• Doing Business aims to provide objective data on business regulations and encourage reforms that improve the business climate.
• The report highlights the importance of standardized procedures and comparative data to promote transparency and efficiency in regulatory environments.
• Bolivia's performance is below the regional and global averages in most indicators, indicating a need for reform to improve the ease of doing business.
• The DTF measure helps identify gaps and benchmark progress against the best-performing economies.
• The ease of doing business ranking is determined by sorting the DTF scores, which reflect the overall regulatory environment.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2018 report underscores the challenges faced by businesses in Bolivia, particularly in starting a business and dealing with construction permits. It serves as a tool for reform, offering measurable benchmarks and recommendations to improve the regulatory environment. The data is comprehensive, transparent, and standardized, making it a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and businesses seeking to understand and improve the business climate in Bolivia and other economies.