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Economy Profile: Honduras - Doing Business 2013

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2013 report evaluates the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across 185 economies, focusing on 11 key areas. Honduras is ranked 125th out of 185 economies in the ease of doing business index, showing a slight improvement from 129th in 2012.

Key Indicators and Performance

Main Topics Covered

1. Starting a Business

• Procedures: 13
• Time: 14 days
• Cost: 45.9% of income per capita
• Minimum Capital: 15.7% of income per capita

Honduras has not significantly improved in this area since 2012, with no major reforms recorded in 2013. The country has seen minor improvements in time and cost over the years.

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 65
• Procedures: 13
• Time: 94 days
• Cost: 274.3% of income per capita

Honduras ranks poorly compared to other economies, particularly in cost. The country is far from the best performer, which is Qatar (rank 1).

3. Getting Electricity

• Rank: 117
• Procedures: 8
• Time: 33 days
• Cost: 997.9% of income per capita

The cost and time for getting electricity are among the highest in the region. Germany and Japan are the best performers in this area.

4. Registering Property

• Rank: 92
• Procedures: 7
• Time: 23 days
• Cost: 5.7% of property value

Honduras has a relatively high cost and moderate time compared to other economies. Georgia is the best performer with a cost of 0.8% of property value.

5. Getting Credit

• Rank: 12
• Strength of legal rights index: 8
• Depth of credit information index: 6
• Cost: 35.2% of claim

Honduras has a moderate rank in this area, with a relatively strong legal rights index and credit information depth. The United Kingdom is the best performer with a rank of 1.

6. Protecting Investors

• Rank: 169
• Extent of disclosure index: 0
• Ease of shareholder suits index: 4
• Strength of investor protection index: 3.0

Honduras performs poorly in investor protection, with a low disclosure index and weak shareholder protection. New Zealand is the best performer with a rank of 1.

7. Paying Taxes

• Rank: 139
• Payments per year: 47
• Time per year: 224 hours
• Cost: 19.4 cents on the dollar

The tax system in Honduras is complex and costly. United Arab Emirates is the best performer with a rank of 1.

8. Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 90
• Documents to export: 6
• Time to export: 12 days
• Cost to export: $1,342 per container

Honduras has a moderate rank in this area, with a lower number of documents and time than many comparator economies. Singapore is the best performer with a rank of 1.

9. Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 179
• Time: 920 days
• Cost: 35.2% of claim

Honduras has a very poor performance in contract enforcement, with high time and cost. Luxembourg is the best performer with a rank of 1.

10. Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 133
• Time: 3.8 years
• Cost: 15% of estate

Honduras has a relatively high time and moderate cost for resolving insolvency. Ireland is the best performer with a rank of 1.

Key Findings

• Honduras faces significant challenges in starting and operating a business, particularly in areas such as construction permits, electricity access, and contract enforcement.
• The country has made some progress in reducing the time and cost of starting a business, but reforms have been limited and not substantial enough to move it closer to the global frontier.
• The distance to frontier measure indicates that Honduras has moved slightly closer to best practices in some areas, but still lags behind in others.
• The report highlights the importance of regulatory reform and technology adoption in improving the business environment.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2013 report provides a comprehensive assessment of Honduras' regulatory environment for SMEs, identifying areas of improvement and highlighting the need for further reforms. While the country has made some progress, it remains far from the best performers in several critical areas, including investor protection, contract enforcement, and resolving insolvency.