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Doing Business 2015: Gabon Summary

Core Content

Doing Business 2015 is a World Bank Group report that evaluates the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized businesses across 189 economies. It measures 11 key areas of business regulation and provides rankings and distance to frontier (DTF) scores to help policymakers identify areas for improvement and understand the effectiveness of reforms.

Main Points

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Gabon's ranking in 2015 was 144, down from 138 in 2014.
• Distance to Frontier Score: Gabon's DTF score in 2015 was 53.4, slightly lower than 54 in 2014.
• Key Business Regulation Areas:
  • Starting a Business: Gabon ranked 135, with a DTF score of 75.90.
  • Dealing with Construction Permits: Gabon ranked 76, with a DTF score of 74.36.
  • Getting Electricity: Gabon ranked 129, with a DTF score of 64.23.
  • Registering Property: Gabon ranked 181, with a DTF score of 36.51.
  • Getting Credit: Gabon ranked 104, with a DTF score of 40.00.
  • Protecting Minority Investors: Gabon ranked 146, with a DTF score of 42.50.
  • Paying Taxes: Gabon ranked 154, with a DTF score of 57.75.
  • Trading Across Borders: Gabon ranked 135, with a DTF score of 63.26.
  • Enforcing Contracts: Gabon ranked 156, with a DTF score of 43.51.
  • Resolving Insolvency: Gabon ranked 125, with a DTF score of 36.29.
  • Labor Market Regulation: Not included in the aggregate ranking, but data is presented separately.

Key Changes in Methodology

• The ease of doing business ranking and topic-level rankings are now based on distance to frontier scores.
• For the 11 largest economies (e.g., Bangladesh, Brazil, China, etc.), data from a second city is included in the analysis.
• Getting Credit indicators were updated with a new methodology for the strength of legal rights index and depth of credit information index, increasing their score ranges.
• Protecting Minority Investors was renamed and expanded to include shareholder governance.
• Resolving Insolvency was updated to include an insolvency framework index.
• Paying Taxes now uses a nonlinear approach for calculating the total tax rate component.

Comparative Data

Gabon is compared with other economies in the region, such as Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Dem. Rep., Equatorial Guinea, and France, as well as the best performers globally, like New Zealand, Singapore, and United Arab Emirates.

Important Notes

• Data Sources: The data is current as of June 1, 2014, except for paying taxes, which covers January–December 2013.
• Methodology Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as market access, infrastructure quality, property security, or institutional strength.
• License: This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
• Disclaimer: The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data and is not responsible for third-party content or translations.

Conclusion

The report provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment in Gabon, highlighting areas where reforms are needed and where progress has been made. While Gabon's rankings have slightly declined, the DTF scores indicate a modest improvement in some areas. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to benchmark and improve business regulations in alignment with global best practices.