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Doing Business 2017: Niger Summary

Core Content

Doing Business 2017 is a flagship report by the World Bank Group that evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies, focusing on regulatory environments that affect small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It measures 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.

This report provides detailed data on Niger's performance in these areas, as well as comparisons with other selected economies (comparator economies), to highlight improvements or challenges in the business environment.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Ease of Doing Business Rankings (2017 vs 2016)

• DB2017 Rank: 150
• DB2016 Rank: 158
• Change in Rank: Improved by 8 positions

Distance to Frontier (DTF) Scores (2017 vs 2016)

• DB2017 DTF: 49.57
• DB2016 DTF: 47.07
• Change in DTF: Improved by 2.5 points

Key Indicators Overview

Main Findings

• Starting a Business: Niger improved its rank by 8 positions (from 158 to 150) and increased its DTF score by 2.5 points (from 47.07 to 49.57). The process for both men and women involves 4 procedures, taking 10 days and costing 32.4% of income per capita.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Niger's rank improved slightly, but its DTF score remained relatively low at 46.40. The process involves 15 procedures, taking 112 days and costing 16.6% of warehouse value.
• Getting Electricity: Niger ranked 166th, with a DTF score of 43.54. It involves 4 procedures, taking 115 days and costing 5426.8% of income per capita.
• Registering Property: Niger ranked 125th, with a DTF score of 52.98. The process involves 4 procedures, taking 35 days and costing 9% of property value.
• Getting Credit: Niger ranked 139th, with a DTF score of 30.00. It involves 0 procedures, taking 270 hours per year and costing 48.2% of profit.
• Protecting Minority Investors: Niger ranked 145th, with a DTF score of 40.00. The process involves 4 procedures, taking 545 days and costing 52.6% of claim.
• Paying Taxes: Niger ranked 165th, with a DTF score of 50.19. It involves 41 payments per year, taking 270 hours per year and costing 48.2% of profit.
• Trading across Borders: Niger ranked 132nd, with a DTF score of 60.48. It involves 48 hours for border compliance and 39 USD for documentary compliance.
• Enforcing Contracts: Niger ranked 150th, with a DTF score of 45.55. It involves 545 days, costing 52.6% of claim.
• Resolving Insolvency: Niger ranked 105th, with a DTF score of 40.36. It involves 5 years and 18% of estate value.

Key Methodological Changes

• Paying Taxes: Expanded to include postfiling processes such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Gender Dimension: Added to four indicators (starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts, labor market regulation), with a focus on women's experience.
• New Indicator: Introduced a pilot indicator on selling to the government.
• Somalia Inclusion: Data for Somalia was included, bringing the total number of economies covered to 190.

Conclusion

Niger's business environment shows some improvement in certain areas, particularly in starting a business and labor market regulation, but remains challenging overall. The report highlights the need for continued regulatory reforms to improve the ease of doing business and reduce the costs and time associated with key business activities. The inclusion of a gender dimension and new indicators reflects a broader focus on inclusivity and transparency in the business environment.