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Summary of Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All – Gabon Economy Profile

Core Content

Doing Business 2017 is a flagship report by the World Bank Group that evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies. It measures regulations affecting 11 key areas in the business life cycle, including 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 highlights how regulatory environments impact business operations and provides data to support policy reforms.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Overall Rankings and Distance to Frontier (DTF) Scores

• DB2017 Rank: 164
• DB2016 Rank: 161 (adjusted for methodology changes)
• Change in Rank: -3
• DB2017 DTF Score: 45.88
• DB2016 DTF Score: 46.16
• Change in DTF: -0.28

Business Life Cycle Indicators

DTF Score Highlights

• Starting a Business: 76.28
• Dealing with Construction Permits: 53.33
• Getting Electricity: 47.05
• Registering Property: 37.80
• Getting Credit: 40.00
• Protecting Minority Investors: 38.33
• Paying Taxes: 53
• Trading across Borders: 43.94
• Enforcing Contracts: 32.84
• Resolving Insolvency: 36.18

Additional Notes

• Gender Component: This year, the report includes a gender dimension in four indicator sets (starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts, and labor market regulation), providing insights into how regulations affect men and women differently.
• Data Sources: The data is current as of June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2015.
• Methodology: The report introduces new indicators such as the postfiling processes for paying taxes and a pilot indicator on selling to the government. It also includes data for Somalia, bringing the total number of economies covered to 190.

Main Points

• The ease of doing business ranking compares economies based on the number of procedures, time, and cost required to operate a business.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) score measures how far an economy is from the best regulatory practices on each indicator, on a scale from 0 to 100.
• The report emphasizes the importance of comparative analysis with other economies to identify regulatory bottlenecks and successful reforms.
• The inclusion of a gender dimension in key indicators reflects the need to assess how regulations affect different groups of entrepreneurs and workers.
• Comparative data is provided for other selected economies (comparators) to facilitate benchmarking and analysis.

Key Information

• Gabon's DTF Score: 45.88 in 2017, indicating a moderate distance from best practices.
• Ranking Changes: Gabon's rank decreased by 3 from 2016, suggesting a slight deterioration in the business environment.
• Paying Taxes: Gabon ranks 161, with a DTF score of 53. The report now includes postfiling processes such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Trading across Borders: Gabon ranks 166, with a DTF score of 43.94, showing a significant gap from the best performers.
• Enforcing Contracts: Gabon ranks 177, with a DTF score of 32.84, highlighting challenges in judicial processes.
• Resolving Insolvency: Gabon ranks 123, with a DTF score of 36.18, indicating room for improvement in insolvency resolution.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment in Gabon, highlighting areas where reforms are needed and where the country is performing relatively well. By including a gender dimension and benchmarking against comparator economies, the report offers a more nuanced understanding of the challenges faced by local businesses and the opportunities for improvement. Policymakers can use this data to identify specific regulatory barriers and design targeted reforms to enhance the business environment.