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Doing Business 2017: Russian Federation Summary

Core Content

Doing Business 2017 is a flagship report by the World Bank Group that evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses across 190 economies, focusing on 11 key areas of business regulation. The report provides data and analysis on how easy or difficult it is for entrepreneurs to start and operate small to medium-sized businesses, highlighting the impact of regulatory reforms on economic outcomes.

For the Russian Federation, the report presents a detailed analysis of business regulations and their implications on the ease of doing business, with a special focus on gender dimensions in several indicators. The report also compares the Russian Federation with other economies, including comparator economies and global best performers.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report includes the following key indicators:

1. Starting a Business
2. Dealing with Construction Permits
3. Getting Electricity
4. Registering Property
5. Getting Credit
6. Protecting Minority Investors
7. Paying Taxes
8. Trading Across Borders
9. Enforcing Contracts
10. Resolving Insolvency
11. Labor Market Regulation

The Russian Federation is ranked 40th in the Ease of Doing Business ranking in 2017, with a DTF score of 73.19, showing a slight decline of -0.01 from 2016.

Key Findings

• Starting a Business:

  • Rank: 26 (2017), up from 37 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 93.57 (2017), up from 92.35 (2016).
  • Procedures (Men): 3.7 (2017), down from 4.4 (2016).
  • Time (Men): 9.8 days (2017), down from 10.5 days (2016).
  • Cost (Men): 1.0% of income per capita (2017), down from 1.1% (2016).
  • Procedures (Women): 3.7 (2017), down from 4.4 (2016).
  • Time (Women): 9.8 days (2017), down from 10.5 days (2016).
  • Cost (Women): 1.0% of income per capita (2017), down from 1.1% (2016).

• Dealing with Construction Permits:

  • Rank: 115 (2017), up from 117 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 65.86 (2017), up from 64.67 (2016).
  • Procedures: 13.7 (2017), down from 14.3 (2016).
  • Time: 239.3 days (2017), down from 244.1 days (2016).
  • Cost: 1.4% of warehouse value (2017), down from 1.6% (2016).

• Getting Electricity:

  • Rank: 30 (2017), down from 26 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 84.37 (2017), up from 84.22 (2016).
  • Procedures: 3.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time: 160.5 days (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost: 44.1% of income per capita (2017), down from 93.1% (2016).

• Registering Property:

  • Rank: 9 (2017), down from 8 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 90.55 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Procedures: 3.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time: 15.0 days (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost: 0.2% of property value (2017), same as 2016.
  • Quality of Land Administration Index: 26.0 (2017), same as 2016.

• Getting Credit:

  • Rank: 44 (2017), up from 42 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 65.00 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Strength of Legal Rights Index: 6.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Depth of Credit Information Index: 7.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Credit Bureau Coverage: 77.2% (2017), up from 70.2% (2016).

• Protecting Minority Investors:

  • Rank: 53 (2017), up from 51 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 60.00 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 6.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 5.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Extent of Shareholder Governance Index: 7.0 (2017), same as 2016.

• Paying Taxes:

  • Rank: 45 (2017), up from 40 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 82.96 (2017), down from 83.09 (2016).
  • Payments (per year): 7.0 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time (per year): 168.0 hours (2017), same as 2016.
  • Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 47.4% (2017), up from 47.0% (2016).
  • Postfiling Index: 87.6 (Moscow), same as 2016.

• Trading Across Borders:

  • Rank: 140 (2017), up from 138 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 57.96 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time to Export (Border Compliance): 96 hours (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $765 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 25 hours (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $92 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time to Import (Border Compliance): 96 hours (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $1125 (2017), same as 2016.
  • Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 43 hours (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $153 (2017), same as 2016.

• Enforcing Contracts:

  • Rank: 12 (2017), down from 8 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 74.96 (2017), down from 75.78 (2016).
  • Time: 337.0 days (2017), up from 307.0 days (2016).
  • Cost: 16.5% of claim (2017), same as 2016.
  • Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 11.0 (2017), same as 2016.

• Resolving Insolvency:

  • Rank: 51 (2017), up from 49 (2016).
  • DTF Score: 56.69 (2017), down from 58.39 (2016).
  • Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 38.6 (2017), down from 41.7 (2016).
  • Time: 2.0 years (2017), same as 2016.
  • Cost: 9.0% of estate (2017), same as 2016.
  • Strength of Insolvency Framework Index: 10.0 (2017), same as 2016.

Key Information

• The report introduces a gender dimension in several indicators, including starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts.
• New Zealand is the best performer in most indicators, including starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts.
• Somalia is included in the report for the first time, bringing the total number of economies covered to 190.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) score measures the absolute distance to the best regulatory practices, while the ease of doing business ranking compares economies relative to each other.
• The Russian Federation has made slight improvements in some areas, such as starting a business and dealing with construction permits, but has not improved significantly in others, like resolving insolvency.
• The report highlights the importance of understanding the regulatory environment for businesses and how it affects economic performance and growth.