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Summary of Kenya's Business Environment in Doing Business 2015

Core Content

The Doing Business 2015 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the business environment in Kenya, focusing on 11 key regulatory areas that affect small to medium-sized businesses. It evaluates the ease of doing business using two main metrics: the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score and the Ease of Doing Business ranking. These metrics help compare Kenya’s performance with other economies and identify areas for regulatory reform.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report covers the following topics:

1. Starting a Business

• Rank (2015): 143
• Rank (2014): 134
• DTF Score (2015): 74.02
• DTF Score (2014): 74.08
• Procedures: 10
• Time (days): 30
• Cost (% of income per capita): 42.7
• Best performer: New Zealand (1)

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (2015): 95
• Rank (2014): 35
• DTF Score (2015): 71.02
• DTF Score (2014): 80.85
• Procedures: 8
• Time (days): 125
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 9.3
• Best performer: Singapore (26)

3. Getting Electricity

• Rank (2015): 151
• Rank (2014): 151
• DTF Score (2015): 58.85
• DTF Score (2014): 58.55
• Procedures: 6
• Time (days): 158
• Cost (% of income per capita): 1,020.2
• Best performer: Republic of Korea (18)

4. Registering Property

• Rank (2015): 136
• Rank (2014): 131
• DTF Score (2015): 56.88
• DTF Score (2014): 57.00
• Procedures: 9
• Time (days): 72
• Cost (% of property value): 4.3
• Best performer: 4 Economies (0.0)

5. Getting Credit

• Rank (2015): 116
• Rank (2014): 111
• DTF Score (2015): 35.00
• DTF Score (2014): 35.00
• Strength of legal rights index (0–12): 7
• Depth of credit information index (0–8): 0
• Credit bureau coverage (% of adults): 4.9
• Best performer: New Zealand (100)

6. Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (2015): 122
• Rank (2014): 118
• DTF Score (2015): 45.83
• DTF Score (2014): 45.83
• Extent of conflict of interest regulation index (0–10): 4.7
• Extent of shareholder governance index (0–10): 4.5
• Strength of minority investor protection index (0–10): 4.6
• Best performer: New Zealand (8.2)

7. Paying Taxes

• Rank (2015): 102
• Rank (2014): 146
• DTF Score (2015): 71.49
• DTF Score (2014): 59.91
• Payments (number per year): 30
• Time (hours per year): 201.5
• Best performer: United Arab Emirates (3)

8. Trading Across Borders

• Rank (2015): 153
• Rank (2014): 152
• DTF Score (2015): 54.49
• DTF Score (2014): 53.67
• Documents to export: 8
• Time to export (days): 26
• Cost to export (US$ per container): 2,255
• Documents to import: 9
• Time to import (days): 26
• Cost to import (US$ per container): 2,350
• Best performer: Singapore (4)

9. Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (2015): 137
• Rank (2014): 137
• DTF Score (2015): 48.96
• DTF Score (2014): 48.96
• Procedures: 44
• Time (days): 465
• Cost (% of claim): 47.2
• Best performer: Singapore (150)

10. Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (2015): 134
• Rank (2014): 138
• DTF Score (2015): 33.31
• DTF Score (2014): 32.04
• Time (years): 4.5
• Cost (% of estate): 22.0
• Recovery rate (cents on the dollar): 27.1
• Strength of insolvency framework index (0–16): 6.0
• Best performer: Finland (0.4)

11. Labor Market Regulation

• Not included in the aggregate ranking
• DTF Score (2015): Not included
• Procedures: Not included
• Time (days): Not included
• Focus: Retail sector, labor disputes, and worker benefits

Key Findings

• Ease of Doing Business Rank: Kenya ranked 136 in 2015, up from 137 in 2014.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score: Kenya's DTF score was 55, up slightly from 54.6 in 2014.
• Improvement: While Kenya improved in some areas, it still lags behind many comparator economies.
• Challenges: Kenya faces significant challenges in areas like getting credit, registering property, and enforcing contracts, where it ranks lower than most other economies.
• Methodological Changes: The report includes updates to the methodology, such as a new DTF score calculation for paying taxes and expanded scope for minority investor protection and labor market regulation.

Comparative Analysis

• Kenya's performance is compared with other economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and globally, highlighting areas where it is underperforming.
• The report emphasizes that while Kenya has made some progress, it still needs substantial reforms to improve its business environment.
• The DTF score and ranking provide a more nuanced understanding of regulatory performance than the traditional ranking, showing how far an economy is from the best practices.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2015 report underscores the importance of regulatory reform in improving the business environment. Kenya’s ranking and DTF scores indicate that it has room for improvement in several key areas. Policymakers can use the report to identify specific bottlenecks and implement targeted reforms to enhance efficiency and competitiveness.