Doing business in Bulgaria

  
DOING BUSINESS IN BULGARIA          
           
BULGARIA   Eastern Europe & Central Asia   GNI per capita (US$) 5,770
Ease of doing business (rank) 51 Upper middle income   Population (m) 7,6
Starting a business (rank)  + 43 Getting credit (rank) 6 Trading across borders (rank) 108
Procedures (number) 4 Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 8 Documents to export (number) 5
Time (days) 18 Depth of credit information index (0-6) 6 Time to export (days) 23
Cost (% of income per capita) 1,6 Public registry coverage (% of adults) 37,0 Cost to export (US$ per container) 1,551
Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 0 Private bureau coverage (% of adults) 13,1 Documents to import (number) 7
        Time to import (days) 21
Dealing with construction permits (rank) 119 Protecting investors (rank) 44 Cost to import (US$ per container) 1,666
Procedures (number)  24 Extent of disclosure index (0-10) 10 Enforcing contracts (rank)  87
Time (days)  139 Extent of director liability index (0-10) 1 Procedures (number) 39
Cost (% of income per capita) 442,3 Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) 7 Time (days) 564
    Strength of investor protection index (0-10) 6 Cost (% of claim) 23,8
Registering property (rank)  62 Paying taxes (rank)   + 85 Closing a business (rank)  83
Procedures (number)  8 Payments (number per year) 17 Time (years) 3,3
Time (days)  15 Time (hours per year) 616 Cost (% of estate) 9
Cost (% of property value) 3 Total tax rate (% of proit) 29 Recovery rate (cents on the dollar) 31
           
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The information on this site was gathered through our journalists and various source(s) of information including the national tourism organization,
the ministry of finance, the ministry of foreign affairs, CIA World Factbook, and US State Department.