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Rwanda Economy Profile Summary - Doing Business 2013

Core Content

This summary provides an overview of Rwanda's business environment based on the Doing Business 2013 report, which evaluates the ease of doing business in 185 economies. The report focuses on regulations affecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across 11 key areas of the business life cycle, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and employing workers.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Overall Business Environment

• DB2013 Rank: 52
• DB2012 Rank: 48 (adjusted for data corrections and inclusion of new economies)
• Change in Rank: -4 (a slight improvement)
• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Income Category: Low income
• Population: 10,942,950
• GNI per capita (US$): 570

Core Indicators

Other Key Indicators

Main Points

• Ease of Doing Business: Rwanda ranks 52nd out of 185 economies in 2013, a slight improvement from 48th in 2012.
• Starting a Business: Rwanda has made progress in reducing the number of procedures and time required, with 2 procedures, 3 days, and a cost of 4.3% of income per capita.
• Comparators: Rwanda's performance is compared with other economies in the region, such as Burundi, Kenya, and Tanzania, as well as global leaders like New Zealand and Singapore.
• Reforms: Rwanda has implemented some business registration reforms, such as eliminating notarization and reducing registration fees, but has not seen major changes in recent years.
• Distance to Frontier: This metric shows how Rwanda compares to the best practices globally, highlighting areas where it is relatively close or far from the frontier.

Key Reforms in Rwanda

• DB2010: Simplified the start-up process by eliminating notarization, introducing standardized memoranda of association, making publication online, and reducing the time to process applications.
• DB2012: Reduced business registration fees.
• DB2013: No further reforms recorded.

Summary of Business Environment

Rwanda's business environment is generally improving, though it still faces challenges in areas like construction permits and resolving insolvency. The report highlights the importance of regulatory reform and benchmarking against other economies to identify areas for improvement. The data also provide insights into the cost, time, and procedures involved in various business activities, which can help policy makers design more effective regulations.