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Doing Business 2014: Summary of Samoa

Core Content

Doing Business is an annual report by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation that evaluates and tracks changes in business regulations across 189 economies. It measures regulations affecting 11 key areas in the business life cycle, including 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 comprehensive ranking system based on quantitative indicators that reflect the ease of doing business. These indicators are calculated as the simple average of percentile rankings across the 10 topics, except for the "employing workers" indicator, which is not included in the aggregate ranking.

Key Information

• Samoa's Economy Profile:

  • Region: East Asia & Pacific
  • Income Category: Lower middle income
  • Population: 188,889
  • GNI per capita (US$): 3,220
  • DB2014 Rank: 61
  • DB2013 Rank: 55 (adjusted for data corrections and new economies)
  • Change in Rank: -6
  • Distance to Frontier (DTF) 2014: 65.9
  • DTF 2013: 66.25
  • Change in DTF: -0.4

• Key Indicators:

  • Starting a Business:
    • Rank: 33
    • Procedures: 4
    • Time: 9.0 days
    • Cost: 9.6% of income per capita
    • Paid-in Minimum Capital: 0.0% of income per capita
  • Dealing with Construction Permits:
    • Rank: 73
    • Procedures: 21
    • Time: 87.0 days
    • Cost: 58.6% of income per capita
  • Getting Electricity:
    • Rank: 37
    • Procedures: 4
    • Time: 34 days
    • Cost: 783.6% of income per capita
  • Registering Property:
    • Rank: 39
    • Procedures: 5
    • Time: 15.0 days
    • Cost: 3.7% of property value
  • Getting Credit:
    • Rank: 130
    • Strength of Legal Rights Index: 7
    • Depth of Credit Information Index: 0
    • Public Registry Coverage: 0.0%
    • Private Bureau Coverage: 0.0%
  • Protecting Investors:
    • Rank: 34
    • Extent of Disclosure Index: 5
    • Extent of Director Liability Index: 6
    • Ease of Shareholder Suits Index: 8
    • Strength of Investor Protection Index: 6.3
  • Paying Taxes:
    • Rank: 86
    • Payments per year: 37
    • Time: 224 hours per year
    • Cost: 490 US$ per container
  • Trading Across Borders:
    • Rank: 58
    • Documents to Export: 5
    • Time to Export: 22 days
    • Cost to Export: 490 US$ per container
    • Documents to Import: 6
    • Time to Import: 28 days
    • Cost to Import: 575 US$ per container
  • Enforcing Contracts:
    • Rank: 77
    • Time: 455 days
    • Cost: 19.7% of claim
    • Procedures: 44
  • Resolving Insolvency:
    • Rank: 139
    • Time: 2.0 years
    • Cost: 38% of estate
    • Recovery Rate: 18.2 cents on the dollar

Main Points

• The Doing Business report compares business regulations across 189 economies, helping policymakers understand the regulatory environment for small and medium enterprises.
• Samoa's ranking in the Doing Business index indicates that it has a relatively moderate business environment, though there are areas for improvement.
• The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows how far an economy is from the best practices globally. Samoa's DTF decreased slightly from 66.25 to 65.9, suggesting a minor regression in regulatory efficiency.
• Starting a business in Samoa requires 4 procedures, takes 9 days, costs 9.6% of income per capita, and has no minimum paid-in capital requirement. These metrics place Samoa at rank 33 globally.
• Business registration reforms in Samoa have been limited. While the 2010 Companies Act removed the minimum capital requirement and simplified procedures, no further reforms were recorded in subsequent reports (DB2011–DB2014).
• The indicators are based on a standardized company, typically a limited liability company located in the largest business city, with 10–50 employees and operating in general commercial or industrial activities.

Conclusion

The Doing Business 2014 report provides a detailed analysis of the regulatory environment in Samoa, highlighting both strengths and areas needing improvement. While Samoa has made some progress in reducing minimum capital requirements, it still lags behind in several areas such as contract enforcement and insolvency resolution. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to identify reform opportunities and benchmark performance against other economies.