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Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All - Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report, published by the World Bank Group, evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies, with a special focus on Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It assesses regulations affecting 11 key areas in the business life cycle, 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. The report introduces new dimensions, such as a gender component in several indicators and the inclusion of Somalia.

Main Points

Methodology and Scope

• The report uses distance to frontier (DTF) scores and ease of doing business rankings to measure regulatory performance.
• DTF scores (0–100) reflect how far an economy is from the best practices, while rankings (1–190) compare economies relative to each other.
• The report does not include labor market regulation in the overall ranking but presents it in the economy profile.
• Data is based on procedures, time, and costs for a local limited liability company in the largest business city, with some economies including data for the second largest city.

Key Indicators in SSA

New Features in 2017

• Introduction of a gender component in starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts, and labor market regulation.
• Postfiling processes (e.g., tax refunds, audits, appeals) added to the paying taxes indicator.
• A new pilot indicator on selling to the government.
• Somalia included for the first time, increasing the total number of economies to 190.

Regional Performance in SSA

• Starting a Business: SSA has an average DTF score of 75.90, with Burundi leading and Central African Republic lagging.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Average DTF score is 58.98, with Mozambique performing best and Madagascar worst.
• Getting Electricity: Average DTF score is 46.59, with Tanzania as the best performer and Madagascar as the worst.
• Registering Property: Average DTF score is 51.19, with Rwanda leading and Togo trailing.
• Getting Credit: Average DTF score is 38.30, with Rwanda as the best and São Tomé and Príncipe as the worst.
• Protecting Minority Investors: Average DTF score is 43.83, with South Africa performing best and Sudan worst.
• Paying Taxes: Average DTF score is 57.07, with Mauritius leading and Chad trailing.
• Trading Across Borders: Average DTF score is 51.09, with Swaziland performing best and Congo, Dem. Rep. worst.
• Enforcing Contracts: Average DTF score is 47.58, with Mauritius leading and Angola trailing.
• Resolving Insolvency: Average DTF score is 30.80, with Mauritius leading and Liberia trailing.

Key Information

• The report does not include labor market regulation in the aggregate rankings but presents it in the economy profile.
• The data is current as of June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators which cover January–December 2015.
• The methodology has limitations, as it does not account for factors like infrastructure quality, market proximity, or macroeconomic stability.
• The report helps identify regulatory reforms that improve business outcomes and provides insights into the source of business obstacles.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights the challenges and opportunities in the regulatory environment for small to medium-sized businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. It emphasizes the importance of gender inclusivity in business processes and provides comparative data to support policy makers in identifying areas for reform. While SSA has made progress in some areas, such as starting a business and registering property, significant improvements are still needed to enhance the ease of doing business and attract investment. The report serves as a valuable resource for understanding regulatory performance and guiding reforms.