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Doing Business 2016: United Kingdom Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses across 189 economies, focusing on 11 key areas such as starting a business, getting electricity, registering property, and resolving insolvency. The United Kingdom is ranked 6th in the ease of doing business index, with a Distance to Frontier (DTF) score of 82.46, showing a slight improvement from the previous year’s score of 82.18.

The report also provides comparative data with other economies, including comparator economies and global best performers, to highlight the UK's performance in each indicator.

Main Indicators and Performance

Starting a Business

• Rank: 17 (DB2016)
• DTF Score: 94.57
• Procedures: 4
• Time (days): 4.5
• Cost (% of income per capita): 0.1
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 23
• DTF Score: 78.92
• Procedures: 9
• Time (days): 105.0
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 1.1
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 92.97)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 15
• DTF Score: 89.12
• Procedures: 4
• Time (days): 79.0
• Cost (% of income per capita): 26.7
• Best performer: Korea, Rep. (rank 1, DTF score 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank: 45
• DTF Score: 74.5
• Procedures: 6
• Time (days): 21.5
• Cost (% of property value): 4.6
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 19
• DTF Score: 75
• Procedures: 8
• Time (hours per year): 110.0
• Total tax rate (% of profit): 32.0
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 4
• DTF Score: 78.33
• Strength of minority investor protection index (0-10): 7.8
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 15
• DTF Score: 91.34
• Payments (number per year): 8
• Time (hours per year): 110.0
• Total tax rate (% of profit): 32.0
• Best performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF score 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 38
• DTF Score: 91.4
• Time to export (hours): 24
• Cost to export (USD): 280
• Best performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 33
• DTF Score: 69.36
• Time (days): 437.0
• Cost (% of claim): 43.9
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 84.91)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 13
• DTF Score: 82.04
• Recovery rate (cents on the dollar): 88.6
• Time (years): 1.0
• Best performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF score 93.81)

Key Information

• Methodology: The report measures the ease of doing business using a set of 11 indicators, including procedures, time, and cost for various business-related activities. It does not include labor market regulation in the overall ranking or DTF score.
• Data Source: The data are current as of June 1, 2015 (except for paying taxes, which covers January–December 2014).
• Comparators: The report compares the UK with other selected economies, including France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the United States.
• Changes in Methodology: Several indicators underwent updates in 2016, such as the inclusion of the building quality control index for construction permits, price of electricity consumption and reliability of electricity supply for getting electricity, and quality and efficiency of judicial processes for enforcing contracts.
• Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality (beyond electricity and trade), or macroeconomic conditions.

Conclusion

The United Kingdom maintains a strong position in the Doing Business 2016 rankings, demonstrating a highly efficient regulatory environment for businesses. The report highlights that the UK performs well in areas like starting a business and getting electricity, but there is room for improvement in others such as resolving insolvency and enforcing contracts. The DTF score provides a clearer picture of regulatory progress than the ease of doing business ranking, as it reflects the absolute distance to best practices. The UK's performance is benchmarked against other economies, offering valuable insights for policymakers aiming to enhance the business environment.