POLITICS

SA at 34th place in World Bank's 'ease of doing business' ranking

Country down two places from its rank last year

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has been placed at 34th position (out of 183 countries) in the World Bank's easy of doing business rankings 2011. This is down two places from its ranking of 32nd in the 2010 Doing Business Report. The breakdown of South Africa's ranking in the different components of the index follows below. Below that are the total rankings.

Breakdown of South Africa's rankings:

Topic Rankings

DB 2011 Rank

DB 2010 Rank

Change in Rank

Starting a Business

75

66

-9

Dealing with Construction Permits

52

52

No change

Registering Property

91

87

-4

Getting Credit

2

2

No change

Protecting Investors

10

10

No change

Paying Taxes

24

23

-1

Trading Across Borders

149

148

-1

Enforcing Contracts

85

86

+1

Closing a Business

74

77

+3

Full rankings from 2011 Doing Business report:

Economy Ease of doing business rank Starting a business Dealing with construction permits

Registering Property

Getting credit Protecting Investors Paying Taxes

Trading across borders

Enforcing Contracts Closing a Business

Singapore

1

4

2

15

6

2

4

1

13

2

Hong Kong SAR, China

2

6

1

56

2

3

3

2

2

15

New Zealand

3

1

5

3

2

1

26

28

9

16

United Kingdom

4

17

16

22

2

10

16

15

23

7

United States

5

9

27

12

6

5

62

20

8

14

Denmark

6

27

10

30

15

28

13

5

30

5

Canada

7

3

29

37

32

5

10

41

58

3

Norway

8

33

65

8

46

20

18

9

4

4

Ireland

9

11

38

78

15

5

7

23

37

9

Australia

10

2

63

35

6

59

48

29

16

12

Saudi Arabia

11

13

14

1

46

16

6

18

140

65

Georgia

12

8

7

2

15

20

61

35

41

105

Finland

13

32

55

26

32

59

65

6

11

6

Sweden

14

39

20

15

72

28

39

7

52

18

Iceland

15

29

31

11

32

74

35

79

3

17

Korea, Rep.

16

60

22

74

15

74

49

8

5

13

Estonia

17

37

24

13

32

59

30

4

50

70

Japan

18

98

44

59

15

16

112

24

19

1

Thailand

19

95

12

19

72

12

91

12

25

46

Mauritius

20

12

39

69

89

12

12

22

61

71

Malaysia

21

113

108

60

1

4

23

37

59

55

Germany

22

88

18

67

15

93

88

14

6

35

Lithuania

23

87

59

7

46

93

44

31

17

39

Latvia

24

53

79

57

6

59

59

16

14

80

Belgium

25

31

41

177

46

16

70

44

21

8

France

26

21

19

142

46

74

55

26

7

44

Switzerland

27

80

37

14

15

167

16

43

28

41

Bahrain

28

78

17

29

89

59

14

33

117

26

Israel

29

36

121

147

6

5

82

10

96

40

Netherlands

30

71

105

46

46

109

27

13

29

11

Portugal

31

59

111

31

89

44

73

27

24

21

Austria

32

125

57

33

15

132

104

25

9

20

Taiwan, China

33

24

95

32

72

74

87

17

90

10

South Africa

34

75

52

91

2

10

24

149

85

74

Mexico

35

67

22

105

46

44

107

58

81

23

Peru

36

54

97

24

15

20

86

53

110

96

Cyprus

37

26

75

66

72

93

32

19

104

22

Macedonia, FYR

38

5

136

69

46

20

33

66

65

116

Colombia

39

73

32

55

65

5

118

99

150

29

United Arab Emirates

40

46

26

4

72

120

5

3

134

143

Slovak Republic

41

68

56

9

15

109

122

102

71

33

Slovenia

42

28

63

97

116

20

80

56

60

38

Chile

43

62

68

45

72

28

46

68

68

91

Kyrgyz Republic

44

14

43

17

15

12

150

156

54

138

Luxembourg

45

77

42

129

116

120

15

32

1

45

Hungary

46

35

86

41

32

120

109

73

22

62

Puerto Rico

47

16

150

127

32

16

108

107

99

25

Armenia

48

22

78

5

46

93

159

82

63

54

Spain

49

147

49

54

46

93

71

54

52

19

Qatar

50

111

30

58

138

93

2

46

95

36

Bulgaria

51

43

119

62

6

44

85

108

87

83

Botswana

52

90

127

44

46

44

21

151

70

27

St. Lucia

53

41

13

77

89

28

45

105

165

52

Azerbaijan

54

15

160

10

46

20

103

177

27

88

Tunisia

55

48

106

64

89

74

58

30

78

37

Romania

56

44

84

92

15

44

151

47

54

102

Oman

57

76

70

21

128

93

8

88

104

72

Rwanda

58

9

82

41

32

28

43

159

39

183

Kazakhstan

59

47

147

28

72

44

39

181

36

48

Vanuatu

60

107

21

108

72

74

19

142

76

50

Samoa

61

20

47

34

128

28

68

94

82

140

Fiji

62

104

58

50

46

44

77

103

63

117

Czech Republic

63

130

76

47

46

93

128

62

78

32

Antigua and Barbuda

64

72

25

123

116

28

132

63

73

66

Turkey

65

63

137

38

72

59

75

76

26

115

Montenegro

66

51

161

116

32

28

139

34

135

47

Ghana

67

99

151

36

46

44

78

89

45

109

Belarus

68

7

44

6

89

109

183

128

12

93

Namibia

69

124

36

136

15

74

99

153

41

53

Poland

70

113

164

86

15

44

121

49

77

81

Tonga

71

30

34

125

116

109

31

60

56

104

Panama

72

23

66

113

32

109

175

11

119

78

Mongolia

73

86

104

27

72

28

66

158

35

119

Kuwait

74

141

91

90

89

28

9

113

114

61

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

75

52

3

138

116

28

55

41

103

183

Zambia

76

57

158

83

6

74

37

150

86

97

Bahamas, the

77

66

107

154

72

109

50

45

120

34

Vietnam

78

100

62

43

15

173

124

63

31

124

China

79

151

181

38

65

93

114

50

15

68

Italy

80

68

92

95

89

59

128

59

157

30

Jamaica

81

18

47

106

89

74

174

104

128

24

Albania

82

45

170

72

15

15

149

75

89

183

Pakistan

83

85

98

126

65

28

145

81

155

67

Croatia

84

56

132

110

65

132

42

98

47

89

Maldives

85

50

9

147

152

74

1

138

92

125

El Salvador

86

129

124

49

46

120

137

65

51

87

St. Kitts and Nevis

87

55

8

160

116

28

98

39

115

183

Dominica

88

38

28

112

72

28

67

90

167

183

Serbia

89

83

176

100

15

74

138

74

94

86

Moldova

90

94

159

18

89

109

106

141

20

92

Dominican Republic

91

137

89

114

72

59

76

40

84

145

Grenada

92

49

15

145

89

28

79

57

161

183

Kiribati

93

123

72

68

138

44

10

83

80

183

Egypt, Arab Rep.

94

18

154

93

72

74

136

21

143

131

Seychelles

95

109

61

62

152

59

38

36

69

183

Solomon Islands

96

112

46

173

89

59

51

86

108

110

Trinidad and Tobago

97

74

85

171

32

20

91

51

169

183

Kenya

98

125

35

129

6

93

162

144

125

85

Belize

99

148

4

134

89

120

69

119

168

28

Guyana

100

90

33

75

152

74

119

78

74

130

Guatemala

101

162

144

23

6

132

116

122

101

94

Sri Lanka

102

34

169

155

72

74

166

72

137

43

Papua New Guinea

103

81

120

85

89

44

101

96

163

108

Ethiopia

104

89

53

109

128

120

47

157

57

82

Yemen, Rep.

105

57

50

53

152

132

146

123

34

90

Paraguay

106

102

71

60

72

59

110

152

107

135

Bangladesh

107

79

116

172

72

20

93

112

179

101

Marshall Islands

108

39

6

183

89

154

90

70

62

127

Greece

109

149

51

153

89

154

74

84

88

49

Bosnia and Herzegovina

110

160

139

103

65

93

127

71

124

73

Jordan

111

127

92

106

128

120

29

77

129

98

Brunei Darussalam

112

133

74

183

116

120

22

52

159

42

Lebanon

113

103

142

111

89

93

36

95

122

122

Morocco

114

82

98

124

89

154

124

80

106

59

Argentina

115

142

168

118

65

109

143

115

45

77

Nepal

116

96

130

25

89

74

123

164

123

107

Nicaragua

117

97

138

142

89

93

158

85

66

75

Swaziland

118

153

40

156

46

120

52

147

170

63

Kosovo

119

163

173

65

32

173

41

130

155

31

Palau

120

105

54

20

183

173

89

121

145

60

Indonesia

121

155

60

98

116

44

130

47

154

142

Uganda

122

137

133

150

46

132

62

148

113

56

Russian Federation

123

108

182

51

89

93

105

162

18

103

Uruguay

124

139

141

159

46

93

155

132

102

57

Costa Rica

125

116

131

52

65

167

155

69

130

114

Mozambique

126

65

155

144

128

44

101

133

132

129

Brazil

127

128

112

122

89

74

152

114

98

132

Tanzania

128

122

179

151

89

93

120

109

32

113

Iran, Islamic Rep.

129

42

143

156

89

167

115

131

49

111

Ecuador

130

158

88

69

89

132

81

126

100

133

Honduras

131

145

73

89

32

167

147

110

175

120

Cape Verde

132

120

89

104

152

132

100

55

38

183

Malawi

133

132

174

81

116

74

25

173

121

126

India

134

165

177

94

32

44

164

100

182

134

West Bank and Gaza

135

173

157

76

168

44

28

111

93

183

Algeria

136

150

113

165

138

74

168

124

127

51

Nigeria

137

110

167

179

89

59

134

146

97

99

Lesotho

138

140

163

146

128

147

64

140

116

69

Tajikistan

139

136

178

87

168

59

165

178

40

64

Madagascar

140

70

110

162

176

59

72

106

153

183

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

141

92

11

183

116

173

83

97

147

154

Bhutan

142

84

123

48

176

132

94

161

33

183

Sierra Leone

143

61

166

169

128

28

159

136

144

149

Syrian Arab Republic

144

134

134

80

168

109

110

120

176

95

Ukraine

145

118

179

164

32

109

181

139

43

150

Gambia, the

146

115

80

121

138

173

176

87

67

121

Cambodia

147

170

146

117

89

74

57

118

142

183

Philippines

148

156

156

102

128

132

124

61

118

153

Bolivia

149

166

98

139

116

132

177

125

136

58

Uzbekistan

150

106

145

135

138

132

154

169

44

112

Burkina Faso

151

119

77

118

152

147

148

175

108

100

Senegal

152

101

117

167

152

167

170

67

148

79

Mali

153

117

87

88

152

147

159

154

133

106

Sudan

154

121

139

40

138

154

94

143

146

183

Liberia

155

64

135

176

138

147

84

116

166

148

Gabon

156

153

67

132

138

154

140

134

148

139

Zimbabwe

157

143

172

82

128

120

131

168

110

156

Djibouti

158

175

125

140

176

179

60

38

160

137

Comoros

159

168

68

99

168

132

96

135

152

183

Togo

160

169

152

158

152

147

157

93

151

84

Suriname

161

171

94

168

138

181

34

101

178

146

Haiti

162

178

122

128

138

167

97

145

91

151

Angola

163

164

128

174

116

59

142

166

181

147

Equatorial Guinea

164

179

109

79

138

147

170

137

72

183

Mauritania

165

152

153

73

152

147

172

163

83

144

Iraq

166

174

102

96

168

120

54

179

141

183

Afghanistan

167

25

149

170

128

183

53

183

162

183

Cameroon

168

131

118

149

138

120

169

155

173

141

Côte d'Ivoire

169

172

165

151

152

154

153

160

126

76

Benin

170

157

125

129

152

154

167

127

177

118

Lao PDR

171

93

115

163

152

182

116

170

110

183

Venezuela, R.B.

172

144

96

101

176

179

178

167

74

152

Niger

173

159

162

84

152

154

144

174

138

136

Timor-Leste

174

167

128

183

182

132

20

91

183

183

Congo, Dem. Rep.

175

146

81

118

168

154

163

172

172

155

Guinea-Bissau

176

183

103

175

152

132

133

117

139

183

Congo, Rep.

177

176

83

133

138

154

180

180

158

128

São Tomé and Principe

178

177

113

161

176

154

135

92

179

183

Guinea

179

181

171

166

168

173

173

129

130

123

Eritrea

180

180

183

178

176

109

113

165

48

183

Burundi

181

135

175

115

168

154

141

176

171

183

Central African Republic

182

161

148

141

138

132

182

182

173

183

Chad

183

182

101

137

152

154

179

171

164

183

Source: http://doingbusiness.org/

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