Doing Business 2016: Poland Summary
Core Content
The Doing Business 2016 report evaluates the regulatory environment for businesses in Poland, focusing on 11 key areas that impact the ease of doing business. The report presents both rankings and distance to frontier (DTF) scores, which measure how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices globally. Poland's performance is compared with other selected economies, including comparator countries and global best performers.
Main Indicators and Rankings
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Starting a Business (Rank) |
85 |
80 |
52 |
New Zealand (1) |
| Starting a Business (DTF Score) |
85.94 |
85.79 |
91.1 |
New Zealand (99.96) |
| Procedures (number) |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
5 Economies (7.00) |
| Time (days) |
30.0 |
30.0 |
18.0 |
New Zealand (0.50) |
| Cost (% of income per capita) |
12.2 |
12.9 |
0.7 |
Slovenia (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Dealing with Construction Permits (Rank) |
52 |
49 |
51 |
Singapore (1) |
| Dealing with Construction Permits (DTF Score) |
74.24 |
74.2 |
74.45 |
Singapore (92.97) |
| Procedures (number) |
16.0 |
16.0 |
21.0 |
5 Economies (7.00) |
| Time (days) |
156.0 |
156.0 |
130.0 |
Singapore (26.00) |
| Cost (% of warehouse value) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
Qatar (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Registering Property (Rank) |
41 |
39 |
63 |
New Zealand (1) |
| Registering Property (DTF Score) |
75.65 |
75.64 |
69.34 |
New Zealand (94.46) |
| Procedures (number) |
6.0 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
4 Economies (1.00) |
| Time (days) |
33.0 |
33.0 |
31.0 |
3 Economies (1.00) |
| Cost (% of property value) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
Saudi Arabia (0.00) |
| Quality of land administration index (0-30) |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.0 |
3 Economies (28.50) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Getting Credit (Rank) |
19 |
17 |
28 |
New Zealand (1) |
| Getting Credit (DTF Score) |
75 |
75 |
70 |
New Zealand (100) |
| Strength of legal rights index (0-12) |
7.0 |
7.0 |
9.0 |
3 Economies (12.00) |
| Depth of credit information index (0-8) |
8.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
26 Economies (8.00) |
| Credit registry coverage (% of adults) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
64.7 |
Portugal (100.00) |
| Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) |
91.0 |
84.3 |
0.0 |
22 Economies (100.00) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Paying Taxes (Rank) |
58 |
96 |
88 |
United Arab Emirates (1) |
| Paying Taxes (DTF Score) |
79.63 |
72.16 |
74.19 |
United Arab Emirates (99.44) |
| Payments (number per month) |
7.0 |
19.0 |
14.0 |
Hong Kong SAR (1) |
| Time (hours per year) |
271.0 |
288.0 |
423.0 |
Luxembourg (55.00) |
| Total tax rate (% of profit) |
40.3 |
40.1 |
27.0 |
Ireland (25.90) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Trading Across Borders (Rank) |
1 |
1 |
20 |
Denmark (1) |
| Trading Across Borders (DTF Score) |
100 |
100 |
97.45 |
Denmark (100) |
| Time to export: Border compliance (hours) |
0 |
0 |
4 |
15 Economies (0.00) |
| Cost to export: Border compliance (USD) |
0 |
0 |
52 |
18 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to export: Documentary compliance (hours) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Jordan (0.00) |
| Cost to export: Documentary compliance (USD) |
0 |
0 |
52 |
20 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to import: Border compliance (hours) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
19 Economies (0.00) |
| Cost to import: Border compliance (USD) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 Economies (0.00) |
| Time to import: Documentary compliance (hours) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
21 Economies (1.00) |
| Cost to import: Documentary compliance (USD) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 Economies (0.00) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Enforcing Contracts (Rank) |
55 |
55 |
52 |
Singapore (1) |
| Enforcing Contracts (DTF Score) |
63.44 |
63.44 |
65.09 |
Singapore (84.91) |
| Time (days) |
685.0 |
685.0 |
564.0 |
Singapore (150.00) |
| Cost (% of claim) |
19.4 |
19.4 |
23.8 |
Iceland (9.00) |
| Quality of judicial processes index (0-18) |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
3 Economies (15.50) |
| Indicator |
Poland DB2016 |
Poland DB2015 |
Comparator |
Best Performer |
| Resolving Insolvency (Rank) |
32 |
31 |
48 |
Finland (1) |
| Resolving Insolvency (DTF Score) |
70.43 |
69.73 |
58.93 |
Finland (93.81) |
| Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) |
58.3 |
57.0 |
34.0 |
Japan (92.90) |
| Time (years) |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
Ireland (0.40) |
| Cost (% of estate) |
15.0 |
15.0 |
9.0 |
Norway (1.00) |
| Strength of insolvency framework index (0-16) |
12.5 |
12.5 |
13.0 |
4 Economies (15.00) |
Key Information
- Poland's DB2016 Rank: 25
- Poland's DTF Score: 76.45
- Change in Rank (2015–2016): +3
- Change in DTF (2015–2016): +1.07
Main Views
- The Doing Business report measures regulatory quality and efficiency across 11 business lifecycle areas, providing an aggregate ranking and DTF scores.
- Poland ranks 25th globally in the ease of doing business in 2016, showing improvement from 28th in 2015.
- The DTF score is used to benchmark economies against best practices, showing how close they are to the frontier.
- The report highlights that the labor market regulation indicators are excluded from the aggregate ranking and DTF score.
- Methodological changes in 2016 include expanding the focus of some indicators and revising others to improve accuracy and relevance.
- Poland's performance in some areas, such as registering property and paying taxes, shows improvement compared to previous years.
- The report also provides detailed data on the cost, time, and procedures required for various business activities, which helps in identifying bottlenecks and reform opportunities.
Conclusion
The Doing Business 2016 report offers a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment in Poland, highlighting its progress and areas for improvement. While Poland has improved its ranking and DTF score, it still lags behind some of the best performers in the world. The report serves as a valuable tool for policymakers to assess the effectiveness of current regulations and guide future reforms.
