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Doing Business 2017: Papua New Guinea Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report evaluates the ease of doing business in Papua New Guinea (PNG) by analyzing regulatory processes across 11 key areas of the business life cycle. These include starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation. The report presents data for PNG alongside comparator economies and provides a detailed overview of the business environment, including rankings and distance to frontier (DTF) scores.

Key Indicators and Rankings

The report includes the following key indicators and rankings for PNG:

Main Points

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: PNG ranks 119th in 2017, up from 133rd in 2016, indicating some improvement in the regulatory environment.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: PNG’s DTF score is 57.29 in 2017, up from 53.92 in 2016, showing progress toward best practices.
• Gender Dimension: This year, the report introduces a gender component in several indicators, measuring the difference in procedures and costs between male and female entrepreneurs.
• New Data Inclusions: For the first time, data for Somalia are included, bringing the total number of economies to 190.
• Methodology Updates: The report now includes postfiling processes in the paying taxes indicator, such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals, and introduces a new pilot indicator on selling to the government.
• Comparative Analysis: The report provides comparative data for PNG with other economies in the region and globally, helping to highlight strengths and weaknesses.

Key Insights

• Starting a Business: PNG requires 6 procedures for both men and women, with a time of 41 days and a cost of 15.6% of income per capita. This is significantly higher than the best performer, New Zealand, which requires only 1 procedure and costs 0.0%.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: PNG requires 17 procedures, taking 217 days and costing 1.6% of warehouse value. This is much worse than the best performer, New Zealand, which requires 7 procedures and costs 0.1%.
• Getting Electricity: PNG requires 4 procedures, taking 66 days and costing 38% of income per capita. This is worse than the best performer, Korea, Rep., which requires only 3 procedures and costs 0.0%.
• Registering Property: PNG requires 4 procedures, taking 72 days and costing 5.2% of property value. This is far behind the best performer, New Zealand, which requires only 1 procedure and costs 0.0%.
• Getting Credit: PNG requires 5 procedures, taking 207 hours per year and costing 39.3% of profit. This is worse than the best performer, New Zealand, which requires 3 procedures and costs 26.1%.
• Protecting Minority Investors: PNG ranks 87th, with a DTF score of 53.33. This is significantly lower than the best performer, New Zealand, with a score of 83.33.
• Paying Taxes: PNG requires 32 payments per year, taking 207 hours and costing 39.3% of profit. The best performer, United Arab Emirates, requires only 3 payments and costs 26.1%.
• Trading Across Borders: PNG ranks 164th, with a DTF score of 44.64. The best performer has a score of 100.00, indicating a much more efficient process.
• Enforcing Contracts: PNG ranks 170th, with a DTF score of 36.21. The best performer, Korea, Rep., has a score of 84.15.
• Resolving Insolvency: PNG ranks 137th, with a DTF score of 32.15. The best performer, Finland, has a score of 93.89.

Conclusion

The report highlights that PNG has made some progress in improving its business environment, particularly in reducing the number of procedures and time required for certain processes. However, it still lags behind many comparator economies and the global best performers in several key areas. The inclusion of a gender dimension and updated methodology provide a more comprehensive view of the business environment, helping to identify specific challenges faced by women entrepreneurs and the need for further regulatory reforms.