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DEFINITION: Doing Business records all procedures required for a business in the construction industry to build a standardized warehouse. These include obtaining all necessary licenses and permits, completing all required notifications and inspections and submitting the relevant documents (for example, building plans and site maps) to the authorities. Doing Business also records procedures for obtaining utility connections, such as electricity, telephone, water and sewerage. The survey divides the process of building a warehouse into distinct procedures and calculates the time and cost of completing each procedure under normal circumstances. Information is collected from construction lawyers, construction firms and public officials who deal with building regulations. To make the data comparable across countries, several assumptions about the business and the procedures are used. NOTE: This is a ranking derived from several indicators, 1 being the best (ranked first). The higher the number on this graph, the lower their overall ranking. Invert this graph by clicking on 'Amount' at the top. Consult source for details on methodology.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	TanzaniaTanzania	150	2005
2	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	149	2005
3	CroatiaCroatia	148	2005
4	ZimbabweZimbabwe	147	2005
5	EgyptEgypt	146	2005
6	IranIran	145	2005
7	GuineaGuinea	144	2005
8	RussiaRussia	143	2005
9	GuatemalaGuatemala	142	2005
10	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	141	2005
11	CambodiaCambodia	140	2005
12	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	139	2005
13	BurundiBurundi	138	2005
14	TurkeyTurkey	137	2005
15	ChinaChina	136	2005
16	BeninBenin	135	2005
17	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	134	2005
18	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	133	2005
19	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	132	2005
20	AlbaniaAlbania	131	2005
21	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	130	2005
22	NigerNiger	129	2005
23	MadagascarMadagascar	128	2005
24	GeorgiaGeorgia	127	2005
25	TaiwanTaiwan	126	2005
26	MoroccoMorocco	125	2005
27	IndiaIndia	124	2005
28	MaliMali	123	2005
29	AngolaAngola	122	2005
30	CameroonCameroon	121	2005
31	PolandPoland	120	2005
32	HungaryHungary	119	2005
33	BulgariaBulgaria	118	2005
34	NigeriaNigeria	117	2005
35	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	116	2005
36	BrazilBrazil	115	2005
37	OmanOman	114	2005
38	BotswanaBotswana	113	2005
39	KazakhstanKazakhstan	112	2005
40	LaosLaos	111	2005
41	MalawiMalawi	110	2005
42	EritreaEritrea	109	2005
43	TogoTogo	108	2005
44	IndonesiaIndonesia	107	2005
45	RwandaRwanda	106	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	105.13	2005
46	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	105	2005
47	ParaguayParaguay	104	2005
48	ArgentinaArgentina	103	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	102.12	2005
49	ChadChad	102	2005
50	MalaysiaMalaysia	101	2005
51	AlgeriaAlgeria	100	2005
52	BhutanBhutan	99	2005
53	UkraineUkraine	98	2005
54	PeruPeru	97	2005
55	VenezuelaVenezuela	96	2005
56	KuwaitKuwait	95	2005
57	PortugalPortugal	94	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	94	2005
58	ItalyItaly	93	2005
59	UgandaUganda	92	2005
60	PhilippinesPhilippines	91	2005
61	LebanonLebanon	90	2005
62	MauritaniaMauritania	89	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	89	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	88.4	2005
63	TunisiaTunisia	88	2005
64	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	87	2005
65	RomaniaRomania	86	2005
66	ZambiaZambia	85	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	84.72	2005
67	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	84	2005
68	IsraelIsrael	83	2005
69	JamaicaJamaica	82	2005
70	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	81	2005
71	PakistanPakistan	80	2005
72	HondurasHonduras	79	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	78.92	2005
73	SyriaSyria	78	2005
74	Hong KongHong Kong	77	2005
75	West BankWest Bank	76	2005
76	El SalvadorEl Salvador	75	2005
77	East TimorEast Timor	74	2005
78	BelarusBelarus	73	2005
79	NicaraguaNicaragua	72	2005
80	GhanaGhana	71	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	70.11	2005
81	IraqIraq	70	2005
82	HaitiHaiti	69	2005
83	SenegalSenegal	68	2005
84	United Arab EmiratesUAE	67	2005
85	NetherlandsNetherlands	66	2005
86	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	65	2005
87	MoldovaMoldova	63	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	62.27	2005
88	PanamaPanama	62	2005
89	GuyanaGuyana	61	2005
90	Sri LankaSri Lanka	60	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	59.62	2005
91	JordanJordan	59	2005
92	NamibiaNamibia	58	2005
93	EthiopiaEthiopia	57	2005
94	LesothoLesotho	56	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	55.16	2005
95	ArmeniaArmenia	55	2005
96	MozambiqueMozambique	54	2005
97	BangladeshBangladesh	53	2005
98	BoliviaBolivia	52	2005
99	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	51	2005
100	SpainSpain	50	2005
101	MexicoMexico	49	2005
102	SloveniaSlovenia	48	2005
103	LatviaLatvia	47	2005
104	ColombiaColombia	46	2005
105	EcuadorEcuador	45	2005
106	FijiFiji	44	2005
107	Costa RicaCosta Rica	43	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	42.47	2005
108	GreeceGreece	42	2005
109	AustriaAustria	41	2005
110	SlovakiaSlovakia	40	2005
111	NepalNepal	39	2005
112	UruguayUruguay	38	2005
113	South AfricaSouth Africa	37	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	36.97	2005
114	SamoaSamoa	36	2005
115	ChileChile	35	2005
116	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	34	2005
117	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	33	2005
118	YemenYemen	32	2005
119	BelgiumBelgium	31	2005
120	MauritiusMauritius	30	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	29.71	2005
121	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	29	2005
122	TongaTonga	28	2005
123	IcelandIceland	27	2005
124	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	26	2005
125	South KoreaSouth Korea	25	2005
126	VanuatuVanuatu	24	2005
127	FranceFrance	23	2005
128	MongoliaMongolia	22	2005
129	CanadaCanada	21	2005
130	GermanyGermany	20	2005
131	FinlandFinland	19	2005
132	VietnamVietnam	18	2005
133	United StatesUnited States	17	2005
134	LithuaniaLithuania	16	2005
135	KenyaKenya	15	2005
136	IrelandIreland	14	2005
137	SwedenSweden	13	2005
138	AustraliaAustralia	12	2005
139	NorwayNorway	11	2005
140	MaldivesMaldives	10	2005
141	EstoniaEstonia	9	2005
142	ThailandThailand	8	2005
143	SingaporeSingapore	7	2005
144	DenmarkDenmark	6	2005
145	JapanJapan	5	2005
146	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	4	2005
147	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	3	2005
148	New ZealandNew Zealand	2	2005
149	PalauPalau	1	2005

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