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Doing Business 2017: Vietnam Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report, a flagship publication by the World Bank Group, evaluates the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized businesses across 190 economies, including Vietnam. It measures and tracks changes in regulations across 11 key areas of the business life cycle, such as starting a business, getting electricity, and resolving insolvency. The report provides detailed data and rankings to help policymakers understand the ease of doing business and identify areas for improvement.

The report also introduces new features, such as a gender dimension in several indicators and an expanded scope to include Somalia, reflecting a broader focus on inclusive and equitable business environments.

Main Indicators and Rankings

Ease of Doing Business Rankings (2017 vs 2016)

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

Key Findings

• Vietnam's DTF Score (2017): 63.83
  Vietnam has made progress in several areas, particularly in getting electricity, protecting minority investors, and paying taxes, which saw notable improvements in DTF scores.

• Starting a Business:
  Vietnam ranks 121 in 2017, down from 111 in 2016. The DTF score is 81.76, indicating that Vietnam is still far from the best practices seen in countries like New Zealand (DTF score: 99.96). The number of procedures and time for both men and women is 9 and 24 days, respectively, which is relatively high compared to other comparator economies.

• Dealing with Construction Permits:
  Vietnam ranks 24 in 2017, up from 21 in 2016. The DTF score is 78.89, and the number of procedures is 10, with an average time of 166 days. Vietnam is significantly behind New Zealand, which has a DTF score of 87.40 and a time of 28 days.

• Getting Electricity:
  Vietnam ranks 96 in 2017, up from 101 in 2016. The DTF score is 69.11, with an average time of 46 days and a cost of 1261.3% of income per capita. Vietnam is still behind South Korea, which has a DTF score of 99.88 and a time of 18 days.

• Registering Property:
  Vietnam ranks 59 in 2017, up from 58 in 2016. The DTF score is 70.61, with 5 procedures and an average time of 57.5 days. It is still far from the best performer New Zealand, which has a DTF score of 94.46 and a time of 1.0 day.

• Getting Credit:
  Vietnam ranks 32 in 2017, the same as in 2016. The DTF score is 70.00, with 31 payments per year and an average time of 540 hours. Vietnam is behind New Zealand, which has a DTF score of 100.00 and a time of 55 hours.

• Protecting Minority Investors:
  Vietnam ranks 87 in 2017, up from 118 in 2016. The DTF score is 53.33, showing improvement in legal protections. However, it still lags behind New Zealand, which has a DTF score of 83.33.

• Paying Taxes:
  Vietnam ranks 167 in 2017, up from 178 in 2016. The DTF score is 49.39, with an average time of 540 hours and 31 payments per year. It has improved significantly compared to 2016 and is closer to United Arab Emirates, which has a DTF score of 99.44.

• Trading across Borders:
  Vietnam ranks 93 in 2017, up from 108 in 2016. The DTF score is 69.92, with an average time of 58 hours for exports and 62 hours for imports. Vietnam is still behind Singapore, which has a DTF score of 100.00.

• Enforcing Contracts:
  Vietnam ranks 69 in 2017, the same as in 2016. The DTF score is 60.22, with an average time of 400 days and a cost of 29% of claim. It lags behind South Korea, which has a DTF score of 84.15.

• Resolving Insolvency:
  Vietnam ranks 125 in 2017, up from 126 in 2016. The DTF score is 35.08, with an average time of 5 years and a recovery rate of 21.6 cents per dollar. It is behind Finland, which has a DTF score of 93.89 and a recovery rate of 92.9 cents per dollar.

Methodology and Notes

• The report includes a gender dimension in several indicators, such as starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts, to assess how regulations affect men and women differently.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) score is used to benchmark how close an economy is to the best practices in each indicator.
• The rankings are based on the DTF scores, with New Zealand being the best performer overall.
• The report covers data up to June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover January–December 2015.
• The methodology has limitations and does not account for all factors affecting the business environment, such as market access, infrastructure quality, and institutional strength.

Conclusion

Vietnam has made progress in several key areas, particularly in getting electricity, protecting minority investors, and paying taxes, but still faces challenges in starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and resolving insolvency. The introduction of a gender dimension in the report highlights the need for more inclusive business regulations. Policymakers should focus on streamlining procedures, reducing time and cost, and improving legal protections to enhance the ease of doing business.