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Doing Business 2018 Summary: Hungary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2018 report by the World Bank Group provides a comprehensive assessment of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies. It evaluates various aspects of the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), 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. The report also includes labor market regulation indicators.

Hungary's performance is analyzed within this framework, with data collected for its largest business city, Budapest. The report uses a standardized methodology to ensure comparability, based on a hypothetical company with specific characteristics and assumptions.

Main Indicators and Performance

1. Starting a Business

• Procedures: 6 for both men and women
• Time: 7 days for men and women
• Cost: 5.4% of income per capita
• Paid-in Minimum Capital: 43.8% of income per capita
• OECD High Income Average: 4.9 procedures, 8.5 days, 3.1% cost
• Best Performer: New Zealand (1.00 procedures, 0.50 days, 0.00% cost)

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Procedures: 20
• Time: 205.5 days
• Cost: 0.6% of warehouse value
• Building Quality Control Index: 13.0 (out of 15)
• OECD High Income Average: 12.5 procedures, 154.6 days, 1.6% cost
• Best Performer: Denmark (7.00 procedures), Korea (27.5 days), 5 economies (0.10% cost)

Key Information and Methodology

Indicator Overview

Methodology Assumptions

• A standardized company is assumed to be a limited liability company (KFT), 100% domestically owned, with 5 owners (none legal entities), 10–50 employees, and start-up capital equal to 10 times income per capita.
• The company operates in Budapest, the largest business city in Hungary.
• No bribes are considered in cost calculations.
• Procedures that can be completed online are recorded as 0.5 days.
• Time is calculated based on calendar days, excluding time spent gathering information.

Specific Details for Hungary

Starting a Business in Hungary

• Procedures: 6 for both men and women
• Time: 7 days
• Cost: 5.4% of income per capita
• Paid-in Minimum Capital: HUF 1,500,000 (43.8% of income per capita)

Procedures:

1. Hire a lawyer and prepare legal documents – 1 day, HUF 100,000–260,000
2. Open a bank account and deposit capital – 1 day, no charge
3. Apply for registration at the Registration Court (simplified electronic filing) – 2 days, no charge
4. Register with the National Office for Health Insurance – 1 day, no charge
5. Register for Municipal Business Tax – 1 day, no charge (simultaneous with previous)
6. Register with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – 1 day, HUF 5,000 (applies to women only, simultaneous with previous)

Dealing with Construction Permits in Hungary

• Procedures: 20
• Time: 205.5 days
• Cost: 0.6% of warehouse value
• Building Quality Control Index: 13.0 (out of 15)

Procedures:

1. Request and obtain site ownership certificate and site map – 1 day, HUF 9,250
2. Request and obtain urban planning approval – 30 days, no charge
3. Obtain a geo-technical report – 14 days, HUF 100,000
4. Request and obtain utility statement from Budapest Waterworks Ltd. – 1 day, no charge
5. Request and obtain authorization from the water authorities – 30 days, no charge
6. Request and obtain fire protection authorization – 30 days, HUF 3,000

Additional Notes

• The Distance to Frontier (DTF) score measures how close an economy is to the best performance observed on each indicator since 2005.
• The Ease of Doing Business ranking is based on the DTF score, with 1 being the best and 190 the worst.
• Hungary's DTF score is used to compare its regulatory environment with other economies and is a key metric for assessing reform potential.
• The report highlights the importance of standardized data collection and transparent procedures for creating a favorable business climate.