Doing Business
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The World Bank has an annual global doing business report available here <http://www.doingbusiness.org/>. The latest data has been pulled from the 2016 report.
Current Status
Kristen Kennedy pulled and Nenani Sichone vetted this data and it was completed on April 1st for the 7.21 packaging.
It should be consolidated into 7.21. Link to teamwork task: https://pardeecenter.teamwork.com/tasks/3766554 - We should update this series again in early 2017 when the next report comes out.
Series pulled from the World Bank Doing Business report
| Table | Group | Definition | Source | Last IFs Update | UsedInPreprocessor | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusConstructionPermitDays | Government | The number of days need to get a construction permit | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/28 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusConstructionPermitProcedures | Government | Number of procedures needed to get a construction permit | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/28 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusContainerExportCostUSD | Government | Cost of exporting one container in USD | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusContainerImportCostUSD | Government | Cost of importing one container in USD | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusContractEnforceDays | Government | Number of days required to enforce a contract | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusCostClose | Government | Average cost of closing a business in percent of estate | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusCreditTransparency | Government | World Bank index on the depth of credit information (0-6) | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusDirectorLiability | Government | World Bank index on the extent of director liability | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusDisclosureIndex | Government | World Bank index on the extent of disclosure | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusEmpRigiIndex | Government | World Bank index on the rigidity of employment | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2010/03/30 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusExportDocumentationNeeded | Government | Number of documents needed to export | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusHiringDiffIndex | Government | World Bank index documenting the difficulty in hiring workers 0-100 | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2010/03/30 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusImportDays | Government | Number of days required to import | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusImportDocumentationNeeded | Government | Number of documents needed to import | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessCostofStarting | Governance | Cost of registring a business as a percent of per capita income | WDI BATCH PULL | 2015/07/14 | Yes | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessCustomsDays | Government | Number of days required to clear customs | WDI 2015 September BATCH PULL | 2015/10/08 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessProcedures | Government | Number of procedures required to start a business | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessPropRegDays | Government | Number of days required to registar property | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessRanking | Government | Total overall ranking of ease of doing business | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusinessStartDays | Government | Number of days required to start a business | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusInvestorProtection | Government | World bank index measuring the strength of investor protection (0-10) | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusLegalRightsStrengthIndex | Government | World Bank index of the strength of legal rights, specifically property rights (0-10) | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusPropertyProceduresRequired | Government | Number of procedures required to register for property | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusRedundancyCostperWeekSalary | Government | Cost of firing a worker (in weeks of salary) | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2010/03/30 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusRedundancyIndex | Government | World Bank index on the difficulty in firing a worker | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2010/03/30 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusShareholderSuits | Government | World Bank index measuring the ability of shareholders to take legal action | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusTax%Profit | Government | Total tax rate as a percentage of profit | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusTaxHoursperPerson | Government | Number of hours per year a person works to pay taxes | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusTimeClose | Government | Average number of years needed to close a business | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No | |
| SeriesGovWBDoingBusTotalTaxRate | Government | The total tax rate expressed as a share of commercial profits. | World Bank Doing Business; http://www.doingbusiness.org/ | 2014/04/07 | No |