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Doing Business 2015: Estonia Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2015 report evaluates the ease of doing business in 189 economies, focusing on regulations affecting small to medium-sized businesses across 10 key areas of the business life cycle. Estonia's profile is part of this global analysis, highlighting its performance in comparison to other economies and its progress over time.

Main Points

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

• Estonia ranked 17th in the 2015 ease of doing business ranking, a drop of 1 from 2014.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) score for Estonia in 2015 was 78.8, slightly improved from 78.5 in 2014.
• The DTF score measures how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices in each indicator, with 100 representing the frontier.

Key Business Regulation Indicators

Key Changes in Methodology

• Distance to Frontier (DTF) is now the basis for all rankings, including the overall ease of doing business ranking.
• For 11 large economies, data for a second city has been added to improve comparisons.
• The getting credit indicator now includes a revised strength of legal rights index and depth of credit information index, with scores ranging from 0–12 and 0–8 respectively.
• Protecting minority investors now includes shareholders' rights in corporate governance beyond related-party transactions.
• Resolving insolvency includes an insolvency framework index (0–16) to measure the strength of legal frameworks.
• The paying taxes DTF score now uses a nonlinear approach, reflecting the total tax rate component differently from other indicators.

Key Information

• Estonia's population is 1,324,612, with a GNI per capita of $17,370.
• Estonia's DTF score for 2015 was 78.8, showing it is close to the frontier in most areas.
• The report emphasizes that while the rankings provide a useful benchmark, they do not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as market proximity, infrastructure quality, or institutional strength.
• The DTF score helps identify regulatory improvements and obstacles, supporting policy reform.

Conclusion

Estonia maintains a strong business environment overall, ranking 17th in the ease of doing business and 78.8 in the DTF score. While it has made slight improvements in some areas, it still has room for growth in protecting minority investors and resolving insolvency, where it ranked 56th and 37th, respectively. The report also highlights the importance of comparative analysis and methodological updates in assessing the evolving regulatory landscape for businesses.