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Summary of Doing Business 2012: Niger

Core Content

The Doing Business 2012 report evaluates the ease of doing business in Niger by analyzing regulations across 10 key areas of the business life cycle. 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, and resolving insolvency. The report provides rankings, procedures, time, and cost for each indicator, enabling comparison with other economies and identifying areas for reform.

Main Points

Ease of Doing Business Index

• Niger ranks 173 out of 183 economies in the overall ease of doing business index.
• This is a slight drop from 172 in 2011.
• The index is calculated as the simple average of percentile rankings on the 10 topics.

Key Indicators for Niger

Distance to Frontier

• The report introduces the distance to frontier measure, which shows how far an economy is from the most efficient practices.
• Niger’s distance to frontier indicates progress in some areas but highlights significant gaps in others.
• For example, in the area of getting credit, Niger is far from the frontier, with a ranking of 126 compared to the best performer United Kingdom (1).

Trends Over Time

• From 2004 to 2012, the number of procedures to start a business has decreased from 13 to 9.
• The time to start a business has also decreased, from 35 days in 2004 to 17 days in 2012.
• The cost has dropped from 450.9% of income per capita in 2004 to 114.4% in 2012.
• The paid-in minimum capital requirement has decreased from 759.9% to 584.2%.

Business Environment Highlights

• Starting a Business: Niger requires 9 procedures, takes 17 days, and costs 114.4% of income per capita. The paid-in minimum capital is 584.2% of income per capita.
• Dealing with Construction Permits: Niger ranks 158, with 12 procedures, taking 326 days and costing 2214.5% of income per capita.
• Getting Electricity: Niger ranks 111, with 4 procedures, taking 120 days and costing 4211.8% of income per capita.
• Registering Property: Niger ranks 86, with 4 procedures, taking 35 days and costing 11.0% of property value.
• Getting Credit: Niger ranks 126, with a strength of legal rights index of 6 and a depth of credit information index of 1.
• Protecting Investors: Niger ranks 155, with an extent of disclosure index of 6 and a strength of investor protection index of 3.3.
• Paying Taxes: Niger ranks 142, with 41 payments, taking 270 hours per year and costing 59.6% of claim.
• Trading Across Borders: Niger ranks 173, with 8 documents to export, taking 59 days and costing $3545 per container.
• Enforcing Contracts: Niger ranks 139, with 39 procedures, taking 545 days and costing 59.6% of claim.

Key Information

• The report emphasizes that while the rankings provide a useful benchmark, they do not capture all aspects of the business environment.
• The methodology assumes that entrepreneurs have access to all necessary information, no prior contact with officials, and that procedures are conducted without corruption.
• The standardized company used in the report is a limited liability company in Niamey, with a start-up capital of 10 times GNI per capita.
• The report recommends regulatory reforms to improve the business environment, particularly in areas like getting credit, paying taxes, and trading across borders.

Reforms in Niger

• In DB2010, the process for starting a business was simplified by eliminating procedures for registering with the Centre National des Utilisateurs du Transport and the Chamber of Commerce.
• No reforms were recorded in DB2011 and DB2012.

Conclusion

Niger's business environment remains challenging, with high costs, long procedures, and a poor ranking in several key areas. However, the report shows some progress over time, particularly in reducing the number of procedures and time required to start a business. The distance to frontier measure highlights the need for further reforms, especially in areas like getting credit and trading across borders, to bring the country closer to best practices.