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Croatia - Doing Business 2014 Summary

Core Content Overview

Doing Business 2014 is an annual report by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation that evaluates and compares business regulations across 189 economies. It provides quantitative indicators on the ease of doing business, covering 11 key areas such as 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.

The report helps policy makers identify regulatory reforms that have worked and understand the business environment's impact on economic outcomes. It uses a standardized methodology to ensure data comparability across economies, assuming that the business is a local limited liability company in the largest business city, with 10–50 employees and general commercial or industrial activities.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Overall Business Environment

• DB2014 Rank: 89
• DB2013 Rank: 88 (adjusted for data corrections and new economies added)
• Change in Rank: -1
• Distance to Frontier (DTF) 2014: 64.65
• DTF 2013: 63.73
• Change in DTF: +0.95

Doing Business Topics

Main Points

Business Environment Index

• Croatia ranked 89th out of 189 economies in the ease of doing business index.
• The index is calculated based on the simple average of percentile rankings across 10 topics.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) measures how far an economy is from the best practices, with Croatia improving slightly from 63.73 to 64.65.

Starting a Business

• Procedures: 6

• Time: 8.0 days

• Cost: 9.3% of income per capita

• Paid-in Minimum Capital: 0.0% of income per capita

• Ranking: 80th globally

• Croatia has made some progress in reducing the minimum capital requirement and simplifying registration procedures, particularly in 2014.

• The report highlights that Croatia has not seen major reforms in the past few years, with only minor improvements in 2014.

Key Reforms in Croatia

Additional Notes

• The report includes data comparisons with other economies such as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and the best performers globally.
• The methodology does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality, or macroeconomic conditions.
• The data is current as of June 1, 2013, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January–December 2012.
• "No practice" marks indicate that the indicator is not applicable in some economies.
• "DTF" measures the distance from the best practices and helps track progress over time.

Conclusion

Croatia's business environment, as measured by the Doing Business indicators, shows moderate performance compared to other economies in the region and globally. While it has made some improvements in recent years, particularly in the area of starting a business, there are still opportunities for further regulatory reform to enhance the ease of doing business. The report emphasizes the importance of understanding the specific procedures, time, and cost involved in business operations and encourages policy makers to use these indicators to identify areas for improvement.