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Doing Business 2017: Summary of Samoa's Business Environment

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses in Samoa. It evaluates 11 key areas of business regulation and presents data on the ease of doing business, distance to frontier scores, and comparative performance with other economies.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report covers the following main topics:

• 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
• Labor market regulation

The labor market regulation indicators are not included in the aggregate ease of doing business ranking, but the data is still presented in the economy profile.

Key Findings

Overall Rankings and Performance

• Ease of Doing Business Rank (2017): 89
• Ease of Doing Business Rank (2016): 87 (adjusted for methodological changes)
• Change in Rank: -2
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score (2017): 62.17
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score (2016): 62.16
• Change in DTF: +0.01

Starting a Business

• Rank (2017): 37
• Rank (2016): 34
• DTF Score (2017): 92.49
• DTF Score (2016): 92.46
• Procedures (Men): 4
• Procedures (Women): 4
• Time (Men): 9 days
• Time (Women): 9 days
• Cost (Men): 7.7% of income per capita
• Cost (Women): 7.7% of income per capita
• Best performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (2017): 96
• Rank (2016): 90
• DTF Score (2017): 68.63
• DTF Score (2016): 68.59
• Procedures: 18
• Time: 58 days
• Cost: 0.9% of warehouse value
• Best performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 87.40)

Getting Electricity

• Rank (2017): 59
• Rank (2016): 52
• DTF Score (2017): 79.61
• DTF Score (2016): 79.67
• Procedures: 4
• Time: 34 days
• Cost: 641.9% of income per capita
• Best performer: Republic of Korea (Rank 1, DTF 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank (2017): 64
• Rank (2016): 63
• DTF Score (2017): 69.12
• DTF Score (2016): 69.13
• Procedures: 5
• Time: 15 days
• Cost: 3.8% of property value
• Best performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank (2017): 157
• Rank (2016): 152
• DTF Score (2017): 25.00
• DTF Score (2016): 25.00
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 5.0
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 0.0
• Credit Bureau Coverage: 0.0%
• Best performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (2017): 63
• Rank (2016): 62
• DTF Score (2017): 58.33
• DTF Score (2016): 58.33
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 5.8
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 6.7
• Best performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank (2017): 71
• Rank (2016): 68
• DTF Score (2017): 76.93
• DTF Score (2016): 76.93
• Number of Payments per Year: 37
• Time (hours per year): 224
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 18.5
• Best performer: United Arab Emirates (Rank 1, DTF 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (2017): 141
• Rank (2016): 139
• DTF Score (2017): 57.81
• DTF Score (2016): 57.81
• Time to Export (Border Compliance): 51 hours
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $1,400
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 24 hours
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $180
• Time to Import (Border Compliance): 84 hours
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $900
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 25 hours
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $230
• Best performer: 10 Economies (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (2017): 67
• Rank (2016): 66
• DTF Score (2017): 60.44
• DTF Score (2016): 60.44
• Time (days): 455
• Cost (% of claim): 24.4
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 6.5
• Best performer: Republic of Korea (Rank 1, DTF 84.15)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (2017): 134
• Rank (2016): 133
• DTF Score (2017): 33.33
• DTF Score (2016): 33.23
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 18.4
• Time (years): 2
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index: 7.5
• Best performer: Finland (Rank 1, DTF 93.89)

Methodology and Updates

• New Features in 2017:

  • Postfiling processes added to the paying taxes indicator.
  • Gender component included in 3 indicators: starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts.
  • New pilot indicator on selling to the government.
  • First-time inclusion of Somalia, bringing the total number of economies to 190.

• Comparisons:

  • The report compares Samoa with other selected economies (comparator economies) and includes regional averages for better understanding.

• Limitations:

  • The report does not cover all aspects of a business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality, or macroeconomic conditions.
  • It focuses on a local limited liability company in the largest business city.

Summary

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights the challenges and opportunities in Samoa's business environment. While Samoa's rank and DTF score show minimal changes, the report provides a detailed comparison with other economies, emphasizing the need for reforms in areas such as credit access, contract enforcement, and insolvency resolution. The inclusion of a gender dimension in several indicators adds a new layer of understanding of how regulatory processes affect different groups. The report is a valuable resource for policymakers to assess and improve the regulatory environment for business.