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Doing Business 2017: Central African Republic Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report by the World Bank provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for businesses in the Central African Republic (CAR) and compares it with other economies. It evaluates 11 key areas of business regulation and their impact on economic performance.

Main Indicators and Rankings

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

• CAR 2017 Rank: 185
• CAR 2016 Rank: 186
• Change in Rank: Improved by 1

Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score

• CAR 2017 DTF: 36.25
• CAR 2016 DTF: 36.27
• Change in DTF: Slightly decreased by -0.02

Key Business Regulation Areas

Starting a Business

• Rank: 190
• DTF Score: 31.36
• Procedures (Men): 10
• Time (Men): 22 days
• Cost (Men): 209.4% of income per capita
• Procedures (Women): 10
• Time (Women): 22 days
• Cost (Women): 209.4% of income per capita

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 154
• DTF Score: 56.88
• Procedures: 15
• Time: 200 days
• Cost: 4.5% of warehouse value
• Building Quality Control Index: 6 (0–15)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 184
• DTF Score: 24.64
• Procedures: 7
• Time: 98 days
• Cost: 15,810.3% of income per capita
• Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index: 0 (0–8)

Registering Property

• Rank: 167
• DTF Score: 41.87
• Procedures: 5
• Time: 75 days
• Cost: 11.1% of property value
• Quality of Land Administration Index: 3 (0–30)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 139
• DTF Score: 30.00
• Procedures: 56
• Time: 483 hours
• Cost: 73.3% of profit
• Credit Registry Coverage: 3.1% of adults
• Credit Bureau Coverage: 0% of adults
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 6 (0–12)
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 0 (0–8)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 145
• DTF Score: 40.00
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 4 (0–10)
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 4.3 (0–10)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 187
• DTF Score: 20.56
• Payments (per year): 56
• Time (hours): 483
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 73.3%
• Postfiling Index: 11.8 (0–100)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 138
• DTF Score: 58.64
• Time to Export (Border Compliance): 141 hours
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $280
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 48 hours
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $60
• Time to Import (Border Compliance): 98 hours
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $209
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 120 hours
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $500

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 182
• DTF Score: 30.46
• Time: 660 days
• Cost (% of claim): 82.0 cents on the dollar
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 5 (0–18)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 146
• DTF Score: 28.13
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 0.0
• Time (years): 4.8 years

Key Points

• The report introduces a gender component in several indicators, measuring the difference in procedures, time, and cost for men and women entrepreneurs.
• New Zealand is the best performer globally for most indicators, including starting a business, registering property, and protecting minority investors.
• Somalia is included in the report for the first time, bringing the total number of economies to 190.
• The distance to frontier score helps assess the absolute progress of an economy toward best practices, while the ease of doing business ranking compares the relative performance of economies.
• The report highlights the importance of business regulatory reforms and their impact on economic outcomes.

Additional Notes

• The data in the report is current as of June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover January–December 2015.
• The methodology has limitations, as it does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets or infrastructure quality beyond electricity and border compliance.
• The report is available for download and further analysis on the Doing Business website at http://www.doingbusiness.org.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report provides essential insights into the regulatory environment of the Central African Republic, emphasizing the challenges and opportunities for local entrepreneurs. It serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to identify areas for improvement and benchmark their country's performance against other economies.