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Ease of Doing Business in
the Philippines Compared to All Counties and Countries in
Southeast Asia.
Income category: Lower middle
income
Population: 83,054,478
GNI per capita (US$): 1,300.00
Informal economy estimate (% GNP):
43.4
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Ease of. |
2006 rank
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2005
rank |
Change in rank |
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Doing Business |
126 |
121 |
-5 |
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Starting a Business |
108
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99
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-9 |
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Dealing with Licenses |
113 |
112 |
-1 |
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Employing Workers |
118 |
118 |
0 |
| Registering Property |
98
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91 |
-7 |
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Getting Credit |
101
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96
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-5 |
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Protecting Investors |
151
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151
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0 |
| Paying Taxes |
106
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96
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-10 |
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Trading Across Borders |
63
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61
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-2 |
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Enforcing Contracts |
59
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50
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-9 |
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Closing a Business |
147
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143
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-4 |
Starting a Business (2006)
The challenges of launching a business in Philippines
are shown below. Entrepreneurs can expect to go through
11 steps to launch a business over 48 days on average,
at a cost equal to 18.7% of gross national income (GNI)
per capita. They must deposit at least 1.8% of GNI per
capita in a bank to obtain a business registration
number.
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Indicator |
Philippines
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Region
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OECD |
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Procedures (number) |
11
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8.2
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6.2 |
| Time (days) |
48
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46.3
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16.6 |
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Cost (% of income per capita) |
18.7
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42.8
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5.3 |
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Indicator |
Philippines |
Region |
OECD |
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Disclosure Index |
1
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5.2
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6.3 |
| Director Liability Index |
2
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4.4
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5.0 |
| Shareholder Suits Index |
7
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6.1
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6.6 |
| Investor Protection Index |
3.3
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5.2
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6.0 |
Trading Across Borders (2006)
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Indicator |
Philippines |
Region |
OECD |
| Documents for export (number) |
6
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6.9
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4.8 |
| Time for export (days) |
18
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23.9
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10.5 |
| Cost to export (US$ per container) |
1,336
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885
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811 |
| Documents for import (number) |
7
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9.3
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5.9 |
| Time for import (days) |
20
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25.9
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12.2 |
| Cost to import (US$ per container) |
1,336
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1,037
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883 |
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Indicator |
Philippines |
Region |
OECD |
| Procedures (number) |
25
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31.5
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22.2 |
| Time (days) |
600
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477.3
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351.2 |
| Cost (% of debt) |
16.0 |
52.7
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11.2 |
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