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Qatar Economy Profile - Doing Business 2013 Summary

Core Content Overview

The Doing Business 2013 report evaluates the regulatory environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar, comparing it with other economies across 11 key areas. These areas include 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 provides a ranking system, where economies are ranked from 1 to 185 based on the ease of doing business, and it also includes a distance to frontier measure that shows how far an economy is from the best practices globally.

Qatar is classified as a high-income economy in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a population of approximately 1.87 million and a GNI per capita of $80,440. In the Doing Business 2013 report, Qatar's overall ranking is 40, and it has not changed from the previous year's ranking. The report also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) to allow for comparative analysis.

Key Indicators and Rankings

Starting a Business

• Rank (DB2013): 109
• Procedures: 8
• Time (days): 9
• Cost (% of income per capita): 4.9
• Paid-in Minimum Capital (% of income per capita): 60.7
• Best Performer (DB2013): New Zealand (1)

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (DB2013): 18
• Procedures: 16
• Time (days): 62
• Cost (% of income per capita): 1.1
• Best Performer (DB2013): Singapore (26)

Getting Electricity

• Rank (DB2013): 25
• Procedures: 4
• Time (days): 90
• Cost (% of income per capita): 3.9
• Best Performer (DB2013): Germany (17)

Registering Property

• Rank (DB2013): 40
• Procedures: 7
• Time (days): 13
• Cost (% of property value): 0.3
• Best Performer (DB2013): Portugal (1)

Getting Credit

• Rank (DB2013): 104
• Strength of Legal Rights Index (0-10): 4
• Depth of Credit Information Index (0-6): 4
• Best Performer (DB2013): United Kingdom (6)

Protecting Investors

• Rank (DB2013): 100
• Extent of Disclosure Index (0-10): 5
• Strength of Investor Protection Index (0-10): 5.0
• Best Performer (DB2013): New Zealand (9.7)

Paying Taxes

• Rank (DB2013): 2
• Payments (number per year): 4
• Time (hours per year): 48
• Best Performer (DB2013): United Arab Emirates (12)

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (DB2013): 58
• Documents to Export: 5
• Time to Export (days): 17
• Cost to Export (US$ per container): $885
• Best Performer (DB2013): Singapore (5)

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (DB2013): 95
• Time (days): 570
• Cost (% of claim): 21.6
• Best Performer (DB2013): Bhutan (0.1)

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (DB2013): 36
• Time (years): 2.8
• Cost (% of estate): 22
• Best Performer (DB2013): Japan (92.8)

Main Findings

• Starting a business in Qatar requires 8 procedures, takes 9 days, and costs 4.9% of income per capita. The paid-in minimum capital is 60.7% of income per capita.
• Dealing with construction permits is relatively efficient, with 16 procedures and a time of 62 days.
• Getting electricity involves 4 procedures and takes 90 days, with a cost of 3.9% of income per capita.
• Registering property is moderate, with 7 procedures and 13 days of processing, and a cost of 0.3% of property value.
• Getting credit is somewhat difficult, with a legal rights index of 4 and a depth of credit information index of 4.
• Protecting investors is a strong area, with a strength of investor protection index of 5.0 and an extent of disclosure index of 5.
• Paying taxes is one of the easiest processes, with only 4 payments and 48 hours of total time.
• Trading across borders is relatively efficient, with 5 documents required to export and 17 days of processing.
• Enforcing contracts is a major challenge, with 570 days of time and a cost of 21.6% of the claim.
• Resolving insolvency is faster than most, with a time of 2.8 years and a cost of 22% of the estate.

Key Trends and Changes

• The distance to frontier measure indicates that Qatar's regulatory environment has remained relatively stable compared to global best practices.
• Over the years, Qatar has implemented some reforms, such as combining commercial registration with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2012, which made starting a business slightly easier.
• However, in 2011, the introduction of a tax registration procedure and a company seal requirement made starting a business more difficult.
• The report highlights that while the number of procedures and time required for starting a business has not changed significantly, the cost has decreased, which is a positive development.

Summary of Business Registration Reforms in Qatar

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2013 report provides a comprehensive overview of the business environment in Qatar. While the country has made some progress in streamlining processes and reducing costs, it still faces challenges in areas such as contract enforcement and insolvency resolution. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to identify areas for improvement and benchmark their reforms against global standards.