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Summary of Uganda's Business Environment in Doing Business 2016

Core Content

The Doing Business 2016 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses in Uganda, comparing it with other economies and benchmarking it against global best practices. The report evaluates 11 key areas of business regulation, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation. Uganda's performance is measured using two main metrics: the Distance to Frontier (DTF) score and the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) ranking.

Key Indicators and Performance

Starting a Business

• Rank (DB2016): 168
• DTF Score (DB2016): 67.79
• Procedures (DB2016): 15
• Time (days): 27
• Cost (% of income per capita): 39.7
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (DB2016): 161
• DTF Score (DB2016): 54.59
• Procedures (DB2016): 18
• Time (days): 159
• Cost (% of warehouse value): 9.6
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 92.97)

Getting Electricity

• Rank (DB2016): 167
• DTF Score (DB2016): 42.61
• Procedures (DB2016): 6
• Time (days): 86
• Cost (% of income per capita): 9,030.5
• Best performer: Korea, Rep. (rank 1, DTF score 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank (DB2016): 120
• DTF Score (DB2016): 55.38
• Procedures (DB2016): 10
• Time (days): 42
• Cost (% of property value): 2.6
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank (DB2016): 42
• DTF Score (DB2016): 65
• Strength of legal rights index (0-12): 6.0
• Depth of credit information index (0-8): 7.0
• Credit bureau coverage (% of adults): 5.3
• Best performer: New Zealand (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (DB2016): 99
• DTF Score (DB2016): 51.67
• Strength of minority investor protection index (0-10): 5.2
• Extent of shareholder governance index (0-10): 5.3
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank (DB2016): 105
• DTF Score (DB2016): 71.32
• Total tax rate (% of profit): 36.5
• Time (hours per year): 209
• Best performer: United Arab Emirates (rank 1, DTF score 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (DB2016): 128
• DTF Score (DB2016): 58.6
• Time to export (hours): 77
• Cost to export (USD): 287
• Time to import (hours): 149
• Cost to import (USD): 489
• Best performer: Denmark (rank 1, DTF score 100)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (DB2016): 78
• DTF Score (DB2016): 59.67
• Time (days): 490
• Cost (% of claim): 31.3
• Quality of judicial processes index (0-18): 8.0
• Best performer: Singapore (rank 1, DTF score 84.91)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (DB2016): 104
• DTF Score (DB2016): 39.8
• Recovery rate (cents on the dollar): 39.1
• Time (years): 2.2
• Cost (% of estate): 29.5
• Best performer: Finland (rank 1, DTF score 93.81)

Key Observations

• Uganda's Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) rank improved from 135 in 2015 to 122 in 2016, a change of +13.
• The Distance to Frontier (DTF) score increased from 51.8 to 56.64, showing progress toward regulatory best practices.
• Comparisons with regional economies reveal that Uganda lags behind countries like Rwanda, Kenya, and South Africa in several areas.
• The report highlights improvements in some areas, such as the time and cost to start a business, but still faces challenges in areas like getting electricity and resolving insolvency.
• Methodological updates in 2016 include new indices for building quality control, reliability of electricity supply, and land administration, which provide a more nuanced understanding of regulatory efficiency.

Main Points

• The report uses DTF scores to measure how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices.
• Ease of Doing Business rankings are based on DTF scores and reflect relative performance across economies.
• Comparative data is provided for selected economies to help identify performance gaps and opportunities for reform.
• Regulatory reforms are evaluated for their impact on business operations and economic outcomes.
• Limitations of the report include the exclusion of certain factors like infrastructure quality and institutional strength from the main ranking.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2016 report provides valuable insights into Uganda's business environment, highlighting both progress and areas for improvement. While Uganda has made some strides in reducing the number of procedures and costs associated with starting a business, it still faces significant challenges in areas such as getting electricity, registering property, and resolving insolvency. The report serves as a useful tool for policymakers to identify regulatory bottlenecks and guide reforms toward more efficient and supportive business environments.