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Oman Economy Profile - Doing Business 2013

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2013 report evaluates the ease of doing business for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across 185 economies, focusing on 11 key areas of business regulation. The report provides detailed rankings, procedures, time, and cost metrics for each area, allowing for cross-country comparisons and benchmarking against best practices. This summary outlines the core content, main findings, and key insights for Oman.

Main Indicators and Rankings

Key Findings

Ease of Doing Business

• Oman is ranked 47th out of 185 economies in the overall ease of doing business index.
• The ranking has remained stable at 47 since 2012.
• The distance to frontier measure indicates Oman's progress toward best practices, though the pace varies across different areas.

Starting a Business

• Requires 5 procedures, takes 8 days, and costs 2.6% of income per capita.
• Paid-in minimum capital is 223.1% of income per capita, which is high compared to other comparator economies.
• Oman has made some improvements in streamlining procedures and reducing time, but the paid-in capital requirement has not changed significantly.

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Requires 13 procedures, takes 174 days, and costs 37.6% of income per capita.
• There has been no significant change in the number of procedures or time since 2012.
• Oman lags behind the best performers like Singapore and Hong Kong SAR, China.

Getting Electricity

• Requires 6 procedures, takes 62 days, and costs 51.3% of income per capita.
• Oman is improving in this area, with a lower cost and time compared to previous years.
• The best performer is Germany, with a much lower cost and time.

Registering Property

• Requires 2 procedures, takes 16 days, and costs 3.0% of property value.
• Oman is among the top performers in this area, with a lower cost and time than most comparator economies.
• The best performer is Georgia, which has a much lower cost.

Getting Credit

• Oman is ranked 83rd, with a strength of legal rights index of 4/10.
• The depth of credit information index is 5/6, indicating moderate access to credit information.
• Oman's public registry coverage is 37.3% of adults, while private bureau coverage is 0.0%.

Protecting Investors

• Oman is ranked 100th, with an extent of disclosure index of 8/10 and strength of investor protection index of 5.0/10.
• The best performer is New Zealand, which has the highest investor protection and disclosure.

Paying Taxes

• Oman is ranked 10th, with 14 payments per year and 62 hours spent annually.
• The best performer is the United Arab Emirates, which has the lowest time and cost.
• Oman's tax payment system has improved, but there is still room for further simplification.

Trading Across Borders

• Oman is ranked 49th, with 8 documents required to export and 9 to import.
• The best performer is Singapore, which has the lowest number of documents and time.
• Oman has made some improvements in reducing the time and number of documents required.

Enforcing Contracts

• Oman is ranked 107th, with 598 days and 13.5% of claim cost.
• The best performer is Luxembourg, with a much lower time and cost.
• Oman has not made significant progress in this area since 2012.

Resolving Insolvency

• Oman is ranked 77th, with 4 years and 4% of estate cost.
• The best performer is Japan, which has the highest recovery rate.
• Oman's insolvency process is relatively efficient, but not among the top performers.

Main Viewpoints

• The Doing Business report is a comprehensive tool for evaluating the regulatory environment for SMEs.
• While Oman has made some progress in reducing the time and procedures for starting a business, the paid-in minimum capital requirement remains high.
• The distance to frontier measure highlights that Oman is closer to best practices in some areas, such as property registration, but still far behind in others, like construction permits and contract enforcement.
• Oman's performance in tax payment and trading across borders has improved, but not enough to move up the global ranking.
• Reforms have been implemented in Oman, particularly in 2010 and 2012, which introduced online registration and reduced the time to start a business.

Key Information

• The report is published by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
• It includes data for 185 economies, with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa region.
• The Doing Business methodology does not capture all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to markets or infrastructure quality.
• The indicators are based on a standardized company (LLC in Muscat, 10–50 employees, general commercial/industrial activities).
• Comparisons with comparator economies and regional averages are used to evaluate performance.
• The report is a valuable resource for policy makers aiming to improve the business environment.