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Doing Business 2017: Serbia Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report by the World Bank Group evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses in 190 economies, focusing on 11 key areas of business regulation. The report provides quantitative indicators that measure the ease of doing business, including the distance to frontier (DTF) score and the ease of doing business ranking. These metrics help identify regulatory improvements and obstacles across economies.

For Serbia, the report presents data for 2017 and compares it with data from 2016 and other comparator economies in the region, such as Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. The report also includes a global best performer for each indicator, providing a benchmark for regulatory efficiency.

Key Indicators and Performance

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

• DB2017 Rank: 47
• DB2016 Rank: 54
• Change in Rank: -7
• DTF Score (2017): 72.29
• DTF Score (2016): 69.58
• Change in DTF: +2.71

Starting a Business

• Rank (2017): 47
• DTF Score (2017): 91.67
• Procedures (Men): 5
• Time (Men): 7 days
• Cost (Men): 6.5% of income per capita
• Procedures (Women): 5
• Time (Women): 7 days
• Cost (Women): 6.5% of income per capita
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 99.96)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (2017): 36
• DTF Score (2017): 76.30
• Procedures: 12
• Time: 156 days
• Cost: 3.2% of warehouse value
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 87.40)

Getting Electricity

• Rank (2017): 92
• DTF Score (2017): 69.93
• Procedures: 5
• Time: 125 days
• Cost: 235.8% of income per capita
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (Rank 1, DTF 99.88)

Registering Property

• Rank (2017): 56
• DTF Score (2017): 71.31
• Procedures: 6
• Time: 21 days
• Cost: 2.8% of property value
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 94.46)

Getting Credit

• Rank (2017): 44
• DTF Score (2017): 65.00
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 6.0
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 7.0
• Credit Bureau Coverage: 100%
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (2017): 70
• DTF Score (2017): 56.67
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 5.7
• Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 5.0
• Shareholder Governance Index: 6.3
• Best Performer: New Zealand (Rank 1, DTF 83.33)

Paying Taxes

• Rank (2017): 78
• DTF Score (2017): 74.36
• Payments per Year: 33
• Time (Hours): 225.5
• Total Tax Rate (% of Profit): 39.7%
• Postfiling Index: 94.0
• Best Performer: United Arab Emirates (Rank 1, DTF 99.44)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (2017): 23
• DTF Score (2017): 96.64
• Time to Export (Border Compliance): 4 hours
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $47
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $35
• Time to Import (Border Compliance): 4 hours
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $52
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 3 hours
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $35
• Best Performer: 10 Economies (Rank 1, DTF 100.00)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (2017): 61
• DTF Score (2017): 61.41
• Time (Days): 635
• Cost (% of Claim): 40.8 cents
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 13.0
• Best Performer: Korea, Rep. (Rank 1, DTF 84.15)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (2017): 47
• DTF Score (2017): 59.66
• Recovery Rate (cents on the dollar): 32.5
• Time (Years): 2.0
• Cost (% of Estate): 20.0%
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index: 13.5
• Best Performer: Finland (Rank 1, DTF 93.89)

Main Points and Insights

• Ease of Doing Business Ranking: Serbia improved its rank from 54 in 2016 to 47 in 2017, reflecting some regulatory progress.
• Distance to Frontier (DTF): The DTF score increased from 69.58 in 2016 to 72.29 in 2017, indicating that Serbia is moving closer to global best practices.
• Key Areas of Improvement:
  • Starting a Business: Procedures and time improved, but the score remains relatively high compared to global leaders.
  • Dealing with Construction Permits: A significant improvement in DTF score, but the number of procedures and time still lag behind top performers.
  • Registering Property: Serbia improved its DTF score and reduced the number of procedures and time compared to 2016.
  • Getting Credit: The DTF score is moderate, and the country has made progress in legal rights and credit information depth.
  • Trading Across Borders: Serbia performs well, with minimal time and cost for border and documentary compliance.
  • Enforcing Contracts and Resolving Insolvency: These areas show room for improvement, with high time and cost compared to global leaders.

Methodology and Limitations

• The report includes gender components in three indicators (starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts), measuring the impact of gender-specific requirements on business processes.
• Paying Taxes now includes postfiling processes, such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• The report does not include labor market regulation in the overall ease of doing business ranking, but presents the data separately.
• The methodology assumes a local limited liability company operating in the largest business city.
• The report includes data for 190 economies, including Somalia for the first time.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report highlights Serbia's progress in improving its business environment, particularly in areas such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, and registering property. However, the country still faces challenges in enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and reducing the overall tax burden. The inclusion of gender components and postfiling processes provides a more comprehensive view of the regulatory environment. Policymakers can use these data to identify areas for reform and benchmark Serbia's performance against other economies.