Doing Business 2016: Argentina Summary
Core Content
The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses in Argentina, focusing on 11 key areas that impact the ease of doing business. It presents data and rankings for these areas, allowing comparisons with other economies in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as globally. The report also includes the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score, which measures how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices in each area.
Main Indicators and Rankings
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Starting a Business (Rank) |
157 |
147 |
174 |
62 |
84 |
65 |
97 |
61 |
New Zealand (1) |
| Starting a Business (DTF Score) |
73.36 |
72.59 |
64.33 |
89.84 |
86.13 |
88.94 |
85.02 |
89.87 |
New Zealand (99.96) |
| Procedures (number) |
14.0 |
14.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
26.0 |
66.0 |
4 Economies (1.00) |
| Time (days) |
25.0 |
25.0 |
83.0 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
1.00 |
3 Economies (1.00) |
| Cost (% of income per capita) |
9.7 |
15.1 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
17.9 |
9.8 |
22.0 |
Saudi Arabia (0.00) |
| Paid-in min. capital (% of income per capita) |
2.3 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
105 Economies (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Dealing with Construction Permits (Rank) |
173 |
176 |
169 |
24 |
38 |
67 |
48 |
160 |
Singapore (1) |
| Dealing with Construction Permits (DTF Score) |
49.67 |
48.57 |
51.92 |
78.78 |
75.99 |
71.76 |
74.69 |
54.68 |
5 Economies (7.00) |
| Procedures (number) |
21.0 |
21.0 |
18.2 |
13.0 |
10.0 |
10.5 |
14.0 |
21.0 |
14 Economies (3.00) |
| Time (days) |
341.0 |
341.0 |
425.7 |
152.0 |
73.0 |
86.4 |
174.0 |
251.0 |
Singapore (26.00) |
| Cost (% of warehouse value) |
2.6 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
Qatar (0.00) |
| Building quality control index (0-15) |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.4 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
New Zealand (15.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Getting Electricity (Rank) |
85 |
79 |
22 |
51 |
69 |
72 |
64 |
40 |
Korea, Rep. (1) |
| Getting Electricity (DTF Score) |
70 |
69.95 |
85.5 |
79.71 |
74.82 |
73.27 |
75.96 |
82.12 |
Korea, Rep. (99.88) |
| Procedures (number) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
14 Economies (3.00) |
| Time (days) |
92.0 |
92.0 |
43.6 |
30.0 |
102.0 |
78.9 |
67.0 |
48.0 |
Korea, Rep. (18.00) |
| Cost (% of income per capita) |
24.9 |
41.9 |
28.6 |
76.8 |
475.4 |
332.9 |
324.5 |
12.7 |
Japan (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Getting Credit (Rank) |
79 |
71 |
97 |
79 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
59 |
New Zealand (1) |
| Getting Credit (DTF Score) |
50 |
50 |
45 |
50 |
95 |
90 |
80 |
60 |
New Zealand (100) |
| Strength of legal rights index (0-12) |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
12.0 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
3 Economies (12.00) |
| Depth of credit information index (0-8) |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
26 Economies (8.00) |
| Credit registry coverage (% of adults) |
42.6 |
41.2 |
55.1 |
45.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
35.2 |
84.1 |
Portugal (100.00) |
| Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
79.0 |
11.2 |
88.7 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
22 Economies (100.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Protecting Minority Investors (Rank) |
49 |
46 |
29 |
36 |
14 |
57 |
49 |
122 |
Singapore (1) |
| Protecting Minority Investors (DTF Score) |
60 |
60 |
65 |
63.33 |
71.67 |
58.33 |
60 |
45 |
Singapore (83.33) |
| Strength of minority investor protection index (0-10) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
3 Economies (8.30) |
| Extent of conflict of interest regulation index (0-10) |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
Singapore (9.30) |
| Extent of shareholder governance index (0-10) |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
4 Economies (8.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Paying Taxes (Rank) |
170 |
169 |
178 |
33 |
136 |
92 |
50 |
130 |
United Arab Emirates (1) |
| Paying Taxes (DTF Score) |
44.99 |
44.99 |
40.85 |
84 |
63.32 |
73.67 |
81.18 |
65.25 |
United Arab Emirates (99.44) |
| Payments (number per month) |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.6 |
7.0 |
11.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
31.0 |
China (3.00) |
| Time (hours per year) |
405.0 |
405.0 |
2,600.0 |
291.0 |
239.0 |
286.0 |
260.0 |
277.0 |
Luxembourg (55.00) |
| Total tax rate (% of profit) |
137.4 |
137.4 |
69.2 |
28.9 |
69.7 |
51.7 |
35.9 |
41.8 |
Ireland (25.90) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Trading Across Borders (Rank) |
143 |
143 |
145 |
63 |
110 |
59 |
88 |
153 |
Denmark (1) |
| Trading Across Borders (DTF Score) |
53 |
53 |
52.43 |
80.56 |
62.83 |
82.09 |
71.45 |
48.77 |
Denmark (100) |
| Time to export: Border compliance (hours) |
21 |
21 |
49 |
60 |
112 |
20 |
48 |
144 |
15 Economies (0.00) |
| Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) |
150 |
150 |
959 |
290 |
545 |
400 |
460 |
1,095 |
18 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) |
30 |
30 |
42 |
24 |
60 |
8 |
48 |
96 |
Jordan (0.00) |
| Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) |
60 |
60 |
226 |
50 |
90 |
60 |
50 |
231 |
20 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to import: Border compliance (hours) |
300 |
300 |
63 |
54 |
112 |
44 |
72 |
13 |
19 Economies (0.00) |
| Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) |
1,200 |
1,200 |
970 |
290 |
545 |
450 |
583 |
375 |
28 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) |
336 |
336 |
146 |
36 |
64 |
18 |
72 |
72 |
21 Economies (1.00) |
| Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) |
120 |
120 |
107 |
50 |
50 |
100 |
80 |
285 |
30 Economies (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Enforcing Contracts (Rank) |
38 |
38 |
45 |
56 |
180 |
41 |
69 |
104 |
Singapore (1) |
| Enforcing Contracts (DTF Score) |
67.65 |
67.65 |
66.48 |
62.81 |
29.66 |
67.39 |
60.7 |
56.01 |
Singapore (84.91) |
| Time (days) |
590.0 |
590.0 |
731.0 |
480.0 |
1,288.0 |
389.0 |
426.0 |
725.0 |
Singapore (150.00) |
| Cost (% of claim) |
22.5 |
22.5 |
20.7 |
28.6 |
45.8 |
30.9 |
35.7 |
19.0 |
Iceland (9.00) |
| Quality of judicial processes index (0-18) |
12.0 |
12.0 |
13.1 |
9.0 |
6.5 |
10.6 |
8.5 |
7.0 |
3 Economies (15.50) |
| Indicator |
Argentina DB2016 |
Argentina DB2015 |
Brazil DB2016 |
Chile DB2016 |
Colombia DB2016 |
Mexico DB2016 |
Peru DB2016 |
Uruguay DB2016 |
Best Performer |
| Resolving Insolvency (Rank) |
95 |
79 |
62 |
58 |
30 |
28 |
74 |
64 |
Finland (1) |
| Resolving Insolvency (DTF Score) |
42.87 |
45.1 |
52.68 |
54.18 |
72.06 |
73.03 |
47.57 |
52.37 |
Finland (93.81) |
| Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) |
24.5 |
28.6 |
22.4 |
31.0 |
70.0 |
68.9 |
30.3 |
42.1 |
Japan (92.90) |
| Time (years) |
2.8 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
Ireland (0.40) |
| Cost (% of estate) |
12.0 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
14.5 |
8.5 |
18.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
Norway (1.00) |
| Outcome (0 as piecemeal sale and 1 as going concern) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Key Information
- Region: Latin America & Caribbean
- Income Category: High income
- Population: 41,803,125
- GNI per capita (US$): 14,560
- DB2016 Rank: 121
- DB2015 Rank: 117
- Change in Rank: -4
- DB2016 DTF: 56.78
- DB2015 DTF: 56.82
- Change in DTF: -0.04
Main Views
- The report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment for businesses in Argentina, comparing it with other economies.
- Argentina's regulatory environment has slightly deteriorated in terms of the ease of doing business ranking, but the DTF score has slightly improved.
- The report highlights the importance of understanding both the rank and the DTF score to assess the overall business environment.
- Several indicators have undergone changes in methodology, affecting the comparability of data with previous years.
- The report serves as a tool for policymakers to identify areas of reform and understand the regulatory challenges facing local entrepreneurs.
Summary
The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates Argentina's regulatory environment across 11 key areas, providing rankings and DTF scores to measure the ease of doing business. Argentina ranks 121st in the global ease of doing business ranking and has a DTF score of 56.78. The report identifies key areas where reforms are needed, such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and resolving insolvency. It also provides data for comparator economies, offering a benchmark for Argentina's performance. The methodology has been updated, with some indicators now more reflective of current regulatory practices. The report is a valuable resource for policymakers seeking to improve the business environment in Argentina.