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Doing Business 2017: Jordan Summary

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized businesses in Jordan, comparing it with other economies in the Middle East and North Africa region and globally. It measures and tracks changes in regulations across 11 key areas of 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 a gender dimension in several indicators, assessing the differences in procedures, time, and cost for male and female entrepreneurs. It also includes new metrics such as the postfiling processes in the paying taxes indicator and a pilot indicator on selling to the government.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Ease of Doing Business Ranking

• Jordan DB2017 rank: 118
• Jordan DB2016 rank: 119 (adjusted for methodology and data revisions)
• Change in rank: +1 (improvement)

Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score

• Jordan DB2017 DTF: 57.3
• Jordan DB2016 DTF: 57.02
• Change in DTF: +0.28 (improvement)

Business Environment Overview

Starting a Business

• Rank: 106
• DTF Score: 84.62
• Procedures (Men): 7
• Time (Men): 12 days
• Cost (Men): 22.4% of income per capita
• Procedures (Women): 8
• Time (Women): 13 days
• Cost (Women): 22.4% of income per capita

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank: 109
• DTF Score: 67.19
• Procedures: 16
• Time: 63 days
• Cost: 10.0% of warehouse value
• Building Quality Control Index: 11 (0–15)

Getting Electricity

• Rank: 48
• DTF Score: 80.93
• Procedures: 5
• Time: 50 days
• Cost: 325.3% of income per capita
• Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index: 6 (0–8)

Registering Property

• Rank: 96
• DTF Score: 62.18
• Procedures: 7
• Time: 21 days
• Cost: 9.0% of property value
• Quality of Land Administration Index: 20.5 (0–30)

Getting Credit

• Rank: 185
• DTF Score: 0.00
• Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0 (0–12)
• Depth of Credit Information Index: 0 (0–8)
• Credit Registry Coverage: 2.5% of adults
• Credit Bureau Coverage: 0.0% of adults

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank: 165
• DTF Score: 35.00
• Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index: 3.5 (0–10)
• Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index: 3.3 (0–10)

Paying Taxes

• Rank: 79
• DTF Score: 73.94
• Payments per Year: 25
• Time (hours per year): 145
• Total Tax Rate (% of profit): 27.6
• Postfiling Index (0–100): 49.3

Trading Across Borders

• Rank: 50
• DTF Score: 86.39
• Time to Export (Border Compliance): 38 hours
• Cost to Export (Border Compliance): $131
• Time to Export (Documentary Compliance): 2 hours
• Cost to Export (Documentary Compliance): $16
• Time to Import (Border Compliance): 75 hours
• Cost to Import (Border Compliance): $181
• Time to Import (Documentary Compliance): 55 hours
• Cost to Import (Documentary Compliance): $30

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank: 124
• DTF Score: 52.42
• Time (days): 689
• Cost (% of claim): 31.2%
• Quality of Judicial Processes Index: 7 (0–18)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank: 142
• DTF Score: 30.38
• Time (years): 3
• Cost (% of estate): 20.0%
• Strength of Insolvency Framework Index: 5 (0–16)

Main Points and Findings

• Improvement in Rankings: Jordan improved its ease of doing business ranking by one position (from 119 to 118) and its DTF score by 0.28 points (from 57.02 to 57.3).
• Gender Dimension: The report introduces gender-specific data, highlighting that women face additional procedures and costs when starting a business compared to men.
• Paying Taxes: Jordan ranks 79th in the paying taxes indicator, with a DTF score of 73.94. The report includes new postfiling processes such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• Trading Across Borders: Jordan ranks 50th, with relatively low time and cost for exporting and importing, but there is room for improvement.
• Enforcing Contracts: Jordan ranks 124th, with high time and cost for contract enforcement.
• Resolving Insolvency: Jordan ranks 142nd, with moderate time and cost for insolvency resolution.
• Methodology: The report includes data for 190 economies, with the first inclusion of Somalia. It uses a standardized approach to measure the regulatory environment for a local limited liability company in the largest business city.
• Comparative Analysis: The report provides comparative data for Jordan with other Middle Eastern and North African economies as well as global best performers.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2017 report underscores the importance of regulatory reform in improving the business environment. Jordan has shown some progress, but significant challenges remain, particularly in areas such as credit access, contract enforcement, and minority investor protection. The introduction of gender-specific data and new indicators provides a more nuanced understanding of the business environment and highlights the need for targeted reforms to address disparities and inefficiencies.