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Doing Business 2017: Brazil Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report evaluates the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses across 190 economies, focusing on 11 key areas. It provides an aggregate ranking and a distance to frontier (DTF) score to measure how easy it is to do business and how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices.

The report highlights Brazil's performance in these areas and includes data comparisons with other economies, such as Chile, China, Colombia, Mexico, and the best performers globally like New Zealand and Singapore. It also introduces a gender dimension in some indicators, measuring the differences in procedures, time, and cost between male and female entrepreneurs.

Key Indicators and Performance

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

• Brazil DB2017 Rank: 123
• Brazil DB2016 Rank: 121 (adjusted for methodological changes)
• Change in Rank: -2

Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score

• Brazil DB2017 DTF: 56.53
• Brazil DB2016 DTF: 56.6
• Change in DTF: -0.07

Top Indicators for Brazil

Main Findings

• Starting a Business: Brazil's rank improved slightly from 174 to 175 in 2017, with a DTF score of 65.04. The process involves 11 procedures for both men and women, taking around 79.5 days and costing 5.2% of income per capita.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Brazil's rank is 172, with a DTF score of 51.28. It requires 18.2 procedures, taking 425.7 days and costing 0.4% of warehouse value.
• Getting Electricity: Brazil's rank improved from 39 to 47 in 2017, with a DTF score of 81.23. It involves 4 procedures, taking 64.4 days and costing 58.0% of income per capita.
• Registering Property: Brazil's rank is 128, with a DTF score of 52.62. It requires 13.6 procedures, taking 31.4 days and costing 3.1% of property value.
• Getting Credit: Brazil's rank is 101, with a DTF score of 45.00. It involves 7 procedures, taking 2038 hours per year and costing 68.4% of profit.
• Protecting Minority Investors: Brazil's rank is 32, with a DTF score of 65.00. It involves 6.5 procedures, with a recovery rate of 15.8 cents per dollar.
• Paying Taxes: Brazil's rank is 181, with a DTF score of 33.03. It involves 9.6 payments per year, taking 2038 hours per year and costing 68.4% of profit.
• Trading Across Borders: Brazil's rank is 149, with a DTF score of 55.57. It involves significant time and cost, with 49 hours for border compliance and $959 for border compliance cost.
• Enforcing Contracts: Brazil's rank is 37, with a DTF score of 67.41. It takes 731 days and costs 20.7% of claims.
• Resolving Insolvency: Brazil's rank is 67, with a DTF score of 49.15. It takes 4 years and recovers 15.8 cents per dollar.

Key Changes in 2017

• Expanded Indicators: The report now includes postfiling processes in the paying taxes indicator, such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Gender Component: Three indicators (starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts) now include a gender dimension, showing the differences in procedures, time, and cost between male and female entrepreneurs.
• New Pilot Indicator: A new indicator on selling to the government was introduced.
• Inclusion of Somalia: For the first time, Somalia is included in the report, bringing the total number of economies to 190.

Methodology and Limitations

• The report uses a standardized methodology to collect and compare data across economies, focusing on a local limited liability company in the largest business city.
• It does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality (except for electricity and trade), or macroeconomic conditions.
• The DTF score and ease of doing business ranking are used to assess the absolute and relative changes in regulatory environments over time.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report provides a comprehensive overview of Brazil's business environment, highlighting both challenges and opportunities. While Brazil shows moderate improvements in some areas, it still lags behind many comparator economies. The inclusion of a gender component and new indicators enhances the report's relevance and scope, offering deeper insights into the regulatory environment for different groups. The data can be used by policymakers to identify areas for reform and improve the business climate in Brazil.