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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014
last updated through SDBS on 31 July 2014
Table 8.6: Doing Business Start-Up Indicators

Regional Member

Cost of Business Start-Up Procedure

(% of GNI per capita)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

2005

2006

27.4
75.2
6.1
12.3
13.7
8.6
10.4
23.9
85.1
...
11.5

24.3
67.4
5.1
9.3
10.9
7.0
10.7
21.3
75.1
...
11.7

21.0
84.6
4.8
6.9
9.5
7.6
9.7
14.0
39.6
...
11.9

14.7
59.5
3.6
4.3
4.0
5.2
7.4
12.6
27.6
...
8.1

10.0
30.2
2.6
2.9
3.7
4.8
5.2
5.8
24.3
...
10.1

11.2
26.7
3.1
3.1
5.0
1.0
3.7
10.7
36.9
...
10.8

East Asiaa
China, People's Rep. of
Hong Kong, China
Korea, Rep. of
Mongolia
Taipei,China

9.3
13.6
3.4
15.7
9.6
4.4

8.6
9.3
3.3
18.2
7.9
4.3

7.9
8.4
3.1
17.1
6.6
4.2

7.1
8.4
2.0
16.9
4.0
4.0

5.7
4.9
1.8
14.7
3.0
3.9

South Asiaa
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Sri Lanka

44.4
56.1
16.9
62.0
11.5
69.9
50.0

46.8
52.1
14.1
78.4
14.0
78.5
43.7

43.6
46.2
8.8
74.6
13.4
73.9
44.5

35.3
25.7
7.2
70.1
11.5
60.2
37.0

Southeast Asiaa
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Viet Nam

60.3
...
276.1
101.7
17.4
26.6
...
23.9
0.9
8.1
27.6

47.5
8.8
236.4
86.7
15.8
25.1
...
22.2
0.8
7.7
24.3

41.1
9.0
190.3
80.0
14.7
23.1
...
24.1
0.8
7.9
20.0

The Pacifica
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. States of
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

60.5
...
28.4
40.3
22.4
140.0
...
4.7
27.7
46.4
135.5
125.4
11.7
...
83.5

51.4
...
25.8
28.4
18.1
130.1
...
4.9
23.8
45.5
117.2
83.3
10.3
...
78.0

Developed Member Economiesa

Australia
Japan
New Zealand

4.3
1.9
10.7
0.2

DEVELOPING MEMBER ECONOMIES a

REGIONAL MEMBERS a
WORLD

43.8
41.0
89.3

Developing Member Economies

Central and West Asiaa
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

2013

2005

2006

10.0
25.8
2.9
2.7
4.3
0.8
3.5
11.2
33.3
...
5.3

8.4
22.5
2.5
2.3
3.8
0.7
2.8
9.9
27.1
...
3.8

7.0
14.4
1.1
1.0
3.5
0.6
2.7
10.4
25.6
...
3.5

38
9
18
113
21
25
21
24
80
...
29

30
9
17
51
16
21
21
24
80
...
29

24
9
17
36
11
21
21
24
62
...
15

20
9
17
10
3
21
15
24
62
...
15

15
7
14
10
3
20
11
21
38
...
15

14
7
14
8
3
19
10
21
27
...
15

5.7
4.5
2.0
14.7
3.2
4.0

5.1
3.6
1.9
14.6
2.9
2.4

4.7
2.1
1.9
14.6
2.4
2.4

4.7
2.0
0.8
14.6
1.5
...

27
48
11
17
13
48

25
35
11
17
13
48

25
35
11
17
13
48

25
41
11
17
13
42

19
38
6
14
13
23

34.0
36.2
6.8
66.1
10.0
53.6
31.5

30.1
33.3
6.1
56.5
9.4
46.6
28.4

25.8
30.6
6.1
46.8
8.9
37.4
24.7

22.7
20.0
6.0
49.8
6.0
33.0
21.3

22.3
19.9
5.0
47.3
6.2
34.6
20.5

45
50
62
71
9
31
48

39
50
62
35
9
31
48

39
74
48
33
9
31
40

38
73
46
30
9
31
40

35.0
9.2
150.7
76.7
11.6
18.9
...
22.7
0.7
7.4
16.8

26.8
9.8
137.6
25.0
9.7
15.6
...
21.6
0.7
7.7
13.3

26.1
13.5
127.5
25.8
8.9
17.5
...
22.1
0.7
6.9
12.1

22.9
11.8
109.1
23.5
7.6
16.4
...
19.1
0.7
7.0
10.7

37.8
10.7
99.9
22.7
7.1
15.1
187.5
19.2
0.6
6.7
8.8

40.6
9.9
150.6
20.5
6.7
7.6
176.7
18.7
0.6
6.7
7.7

70
...
86
151
153
37
...
47
6
33
45

66
116
86
97
123
37
...
47
6
33
50

62
116
86
105
93
31
...
47
5
33
39

43.4
...
25.3
32.1
17.7
137.0
...
4.7
24.2
41.3
101.8
13.1
10.8
...
69.9

42.1
...
25.2
36.6
17.3
137.7
...
4.6
21.7
39.8
93.5
7.3
9.6
...
69.7

35.3
...
25.3
21.6
16.2
136.7
...
4.3
18.9
9.9
70.1
23.5
8.2
...
53.5

35.3
...
23.8
22.8
17.3
151.1
...
6.0
17.7
9.8
78.5
5.7
7.0
...
48.2

32.4
...
25.1
22.2
17.7
142.9
...
5.8
15.6
9.7
54.5
5.2
10.3
...
47.1

30.8
...
24.0
22.3
13.6
144.3
...
5.2
13.6
9.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
...
47.2

30.4
...
23.1
22.7
12.8
144.4
...
3.8
13.0
9.6
47.5
3.1
7.7
...
46.2

47
...
46
31
17
16
...
24
51
35
56
167
32
...
47

48
...
46
31
17
16
...
28
51
35
56
167
32
...
47

3.2
1.8
7.5
0.2

2.8
0.8
7.5
0.1

2.9
0.8
7.5
0.4

2.9
0.8
7.5
0.4

2.9
0.7
7.5
0.4

2.9
0.7
7.5
0.4

2.9
0.7
7.5
0.4

2.8
0.7
7.5
0.3

15
3
30
12

38.4
35.9
74.7

33.4
31.3
68.2

28.9
27.1
52.7

23.8
22.3
44.4

23.3
21.9
42.6

20.8
19.5
37.4

23.2
21.8
33.9

23.9
22.4
31.7

47
45
50

B = data not available at cutoff date, GNI = gross national income.

a

Time Required to Start Up Business

(days)
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

2012

Arithmetic average of reporting economies only.

Source: World Bank. Doing Business Online. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator (accessed 10 June 2014).

2012

2013

13
7
8
8
2
19
10
21
24
...
14

12
7
8
8
2
19
10
21
24
...
12

11
5
4
7
2
12
8
21
33
...
9

17
38
6
14
13
15

14
38
3
6
13
10

13
33
3
6
12
10

13
33
3
6
11
...

33
43
46
30
9
31
40

28
19
46
29
9
31
37

26
19
36
29
9
29
37

21
19
36
27
9
29
8

17
11
32
27
9
17
8

58
116
102
77
93
20
...
41
4
33
39

56
116
102
63
93
18
...
42
3
32
39

53
105
102
50
93
17
...
37
3
32
38

51
101
102
48
93
6
...
36
3
29
38

52
101
102
48
92
6
72
36
3
29
34

52
101
104
48
92
6
72
35
3
28
34

47
...
46
31
17
16
...
28
51
35
56
158
32
...
47

46
...
46
31
17
16
...
28
51
35
56
157
25
...
47

44
...
46
31
17
16
...
28
51
9
56
157
25
...
47

40
...
46
31
17
16
...
28
51
9
56
110
25
...
47

35
...
45
31
17
16
...
28
51
9
42
94
16
...
35

33
...
59
31
17
16
...
28
53
9
9
94
16
...
35

33
...
59
31
17
16
...
28
53
9
9
94
16
...
35

12
3
22
12

12
3
22
12

8
3
22
1

8
3
22
1

8
3
22
1

8
3
22
1

8
3
22
1

8
3
22
1

44
42
46

41
39
42

39
37
39

36
34
36

32
31
34

30
28
30

29
28
30

29
27
25