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Doing Business 2016: Togo Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for businesses in Togo and compares it with other economies. It evaluates 11 key areas of business regulation and highlights the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs. The report does not include labor market regulation in its aggregate rankings but presents it in the economy profile.

Main Topics and Indicators

The following are the main topics and their respective indicators:

1. Starting a Business

• Rank (DB2016): 133
• DTF Score (DB2016): 78.37
• Procedures: 6
• Time (days): 10
• Cost (% of income per capita): 77.8
• Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita): 34.7
• Comparator Economies: Benin (115), Burkina Faso (78), Côte d'Ivoire (46), Ghana (102), Mali (172), Senegal (85)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 99.96)

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (DB2016): 179
• DTF Score (DB2016): 43.58
• Procedures: 12
• Time (days): 165
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 14.9
• Building Quality Control Index (0-15): 2.5
• Comparator Economies: Benin (82), Burkina Faso (76), Côte d'Ivoire (180), Ghana (132), Mali (152), Senegal (148)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 92.97)

3. Getting Electricity

• Rank (DB2016): 109
• DTF Score (DB2016): 63.18
• Procedures: 3
• Time (days): 51
• Cost (% of income per capita): 5,705.1
• Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index (0-8): 3.0
• Comparator Economies: Benin (179), Burkina Faso (183), Côte d'Ivoire (146), Ghana (121), Mali (151), Senegal (170)
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (rank 1, DTF score 99.88)

4. Registering Property

• Rank (DB2016): 182
• DTF Score (DB2016): 30.93
• Procedures: 5
• Time (days): 288
• Cost (% of property value): 9.2
• Quality of Land Administration Index (0-30): 5.5
• Comparator Economies: Benin (172), Burkina Faso (149), Côte d'Ivoire (109), Ghana (77), Mali (140), Senegal (152)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 94.46)

5. Getting Credit

• Rank (DB2016): 133
• DTF Score (DB2016): 30
• Strength of Legal Rights Index (0-12): 6.0
• Depth of Credit Information Index (0-8): 0.0
• Credit Registry Coverage (% of adults): 0.5
• Credit Bureau Coverage (% of adults): 0.0
• Comparator Economies: Benin (133), Burkina Faso (133), Côte d'Ivoire (133), Ghana (133), Mali (133), Senegal (133)
• Best Performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 100)

6. Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (DB2016): 155
• DTF Score (DB2016): 38.33
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index (0-10): 3.8
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index (0-10): 4.7
• Extent of Shareholder Governance Index (0-10): 3.0
• Comparator Economies: Benin (150), Burkina Faso (144), Côte d'Ivoire (155), Ghana (66), Mali (166), Senegal (155)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 83.33)

7. Paying Taxes

• Rank (DB2016): 163
• DTF Score (DB2016): 51.7
• Number of Payments per Year: 50
• Time (hours per year): 270
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 48.5
• Comparator Economies: Benin (179), Burkina Faso (153), Côte d'Ivoire (176), Ghana (106), Mali (149), Senegal (183)
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF score 99.44)

8. Trading Across Borders

• Rank (DB2016): 126
• DTF Score (DB2016): 59.33
• Time to Export: Border Compliance (hours): 26
• Cost to Export: Border Compliance (USD): 163
• Time to Export: Documentary Compliance (hours): 15
• Cost to Export: Documentary Compliance (USD): 25
• Time to Import: Border Compliance (hours): 256
• Cost to Import: Border Compliance (USD): 820
• Time to Import: Documentary Compliance (hours): 203
• Cost to Import: Documentary Compliance (USD): 252
• Comparator Economies: Benin (116), Burkina Faso (103), Côte d'Ivoire (142), Ghana (171), Mali (82), Senegal (113)
• Best Performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF score 100)

9. Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (DB2016): 125
• DTF Score (DB2016): 51.8
• Time (days): 488
• Cost (% of claim): 47.5
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index (0-18): 7.0
• Comparator Economies: Benin (168), Burkina Faso (163), Côte d'Ivoire (120), Ghana (116), Mali (149), Senegal (145)
• Best Performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 84.91)

10. Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (DB2016): 93
• DTF Score (DB2016): 43.12
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 27.9
• Time (years): 3.0
• Cost (% of estate): 15.0
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index (0-16): 9.0
• Comparator Economies: Benin (112), Burkina Faso (112), Côte d'Ivoire (76), Ghana (161), Mali (100), Senegal (88)
• Best Performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF score 93.81)

Key Information

• Togo's Economy Overview:

  • Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Income Category: Low income
  • Population: 6,993,244
  • GNI per capita (US$): 580
  • DB2016 Rank: 150
  • DB2015 Rank: 152
  • Change in Rank: 2
  • DB2016 DTF: 49.03
  • DB2015 DTF: 47.54
  • Change in DTF: 1.49

• Methodology Changes in DB2016:

  • Expanded focus on five indicator sets.
  • Revised methodology for "Trading Across Borders."
  • Small updates for "Protecting Minority Investors."
  • Labor market regulation is not included in the aggregate ranking but is presented in the economy profile.

• Key Findings:

  • Togo has a relatively poor regulatory environment for businesses.
  • The report highlights the importance of understanding the absolute changes in regulatory performance using the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score.
  • Togo's performance in most areas is lower than comparator economies and the global best performers.
  • The DTF score provides a clearer picture of how far an economy is from best practices, making it a more useful tool for identifying areas for reform.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2016 report offers a detailed overview of the regulatory environment in Togo, emphasizing the need for improvements in areas such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, and resolving insolvency. While the report provides rankings and DTF scores, it is important to note that labor market regulation is excluded from the aggregate ranking but included in the economy profile. The report serves as a valuable resource for policymakers aiming to enhance the business environment by identifying regulatory bottlenecks and best practices.