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Doing Business 2017: Slovenia Summary

Core Content

Doing Business 2017 is a World Bank Group flagship report that evaluates the ease of doing business across 190 economies, focusing on regulations that affect small to medium-sized businesses throughout their life cycle. The report measures 11 key areas, 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. It provides an aggregate ranking and a distance to frontier (DTF) score, which indicate how close an economy is to the best regulatory practices.

Key Indicators for Slovenia

Main Topics and Key Findings

1. Starting a Business

• Slovenia ranked 49th in 2017 and 45th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 91.42 in 2017 and 91.22 in 2016.
• It requires 4 procedures for both men and women, taking 7 days and costing 0% of income per capita.
• Slovenia is among the top performers in this category, with no gender-specific differences in procedures or costs.
• The best performer globally was New Zealand, with 1 procedure, 0.5 days, and 0% cost.

2. Dealing with Construction Permits

• Slovenia ranked 80th in 2017 and 76th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 70.32 in 2017 and 70.27 in 2016.
• It requires 12 procedures, taking 224.5 days and costing 2.7% of warehouse value.
• Compared to comparator economies, Slovenia performs relatively well, but it lags behind the best performers like New Zealand, which had only 7 procedures and a 28-day process.
• The Building Quality Control Index was 12.0 in 2017 and 12.0 in 2016, indicating moderate performance.

3. Getting Electricity

• Slovenia ranked 16th in 2017 and 35th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 89.15 in 2017 and 82.89 in 2016.
• It requires 5 procedures, taking 38 days and costing 109.8% of income per capita.
• Slovenia is among the top performers, with New Zealand as the best performer, achieving 3.0 procedures, 18 days, and 0% cost.
• The Reliability of Supply and Transparency of Tariff Index was 8.0 in 2017 and 6.0 in 2016.

4. Registering Property

• Slovenia ranked 34th in 2017 and 35th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 77.05 in 2017 and 77.04 in 2016.
• It requires 5 procedures, taking 49.5 days and costing 2.0% of property value.
• The best performer was New Zealand, with 1 procedure, 1 day, and 0% cost.
• The Quality of Land Administration Index was 23.5 in 2017 and 23.5 in 2016.

5. Getting Credit

• Slovenia ranked 133rd in 2017 and 127th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 35.00 in 2017 and 35.00 in 2016.
• It requires 4 procedures, taking 1160 days and costing 12.7% of a claim.
• Slovenia has a Credit Bureau Coverage of 100.0%, but Credit Registry Coverage is only 3.1%.
• The best performer globally was New Zealand, with a DTF score of 100.00.

6. Protecting Minority Investors

• Slovenia ranked 9th in 2017 and 7th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 75.00 in 2017 and 75.00 in 2016.
• It requires 7.5 procedures, taking 1160 days and costing 12.7% of a claim.
• The best performer was New Zealand, with a DTF score of 83.33.
• Slovenia has a Strength of Minority Investor Protection Index of 7.5, and an Extent of Conflict of Interest Regulation Index of 7.3.

7. Paying Taxes

• Slovenia ranked 24th in 2017 and 24th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 86.55 in 2017 and 86.56 in 2016.
• It requires 10 payments per year, taking 245 hours and costing 31.0% of profit.
• The best performer was United Arab Emirates, with 3 payments, 55 hours, and 26.1% cost.
• The Postfiling Index was 95.0, indicating strong performance in postfiling processes.

8. Trading Across Borders

• Slovenia ranked 1st in 2017 and 1st in 2016.
• The DTF score was 100.00 in 2017 and 100.00 in 2016.
• It requires 0 hours for border compliance and 0 USD for cost.
• The best performer was 10 economies, including Luxembourg, with 0 hours and 0 USD.
• Slovenia has 0 hours and 0 USD for both border and documentary compliance in exports and imports.

9. Enforcing Contracts

• Slovenia ranked 119th in 2017 and 118th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 52.97 in 2017 and 52.97 in 2016.
• It requires 1160 days and costs 12.7% of a claim.
• The best performer was Korea, Rep., with 164 days and 9.0% cost.
• The Quality of Judicial Processes Index was 10.5, indicating moderate performance.

10. Resolving Insolvency

• Slovenia ranked 12th in 2017 and 12th in 2016.
• The DTF score was 83.97 in 2017 and 83.39 in 2016.
• It takes 0.8 years and costs 4.0% of the estate.
• The best performer was Finland, with 0.4 years and 1.0% cost.
• The Strength of Insolvency Framework Index was 11.5, indicating strong performance.

Key Information

• Data Sources: The report uses data up to June 1, 2016, except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover January–December 2015.
• Methodology Changes: The 2017 edition includes postfiling processes in the paying taxes indicator, a gender component in four indicators, and a new pilot indicator on selling to the government.
• Comparative Analysis: Slovenia is compared with other economies such as Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, and Serbia.
• Ranking and DTF Score: Slovenia's ease of doing business ranking remained 30th, with a DTF score of 76.14 in 2017 and 75.44 in 2016, showing a slight improvement.
• Gender Dimension: The report introduces a gender dimension in four indicators, with no significant differences in procedures or costs between men and women in Slovenia.
• Limitations: The report does not cover all aspects of the business environment, such as proximity to large markets, infrastructure quality, or macroeconomic conditions.

Conclusion

Doing Business 2017 provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment in Slovenia, highlighting both its strengths and areas for improvement. While Slovenia excels in trading across borders, it faces challenges in getting credit and enforcing contracts. The introduction of the gender dimension and postfiling processes adds new insights into the business environment, supporting more inclusive and accurate policy analysis. Overall, the report underscores the importance of regulatory reform in enhancing business opportunities and economic growth.