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Rank	Countries	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	West Bank:	155
#2	East Timor:	154
#3	Sudan:	153
#4	São Tomé and Príncipe:	152
#5	Rwanda:	151
#6	Madagascar:	150
#7	Laos:	149
#8	Iraq:	148
#9	Eritrea:	147
#10	Chad:	146
#11	Central African Republic:	145
#12	Cambodia:	144
#13	Bhutan:	143
#14	Afghanistan:	142
#15	Brazil:	141
#16	Angola:	140
#17	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	139
#18	Zimbabwe:	138
#19	Niger:	137
#20	Haiti:	136
#21	Micronesia, Federated States of:	135
#22	Palau:	134
#23	Marshall Islands:	133
#24	Philippines:	132
#25	Dominican Republic:	131
#26	United Arab Emirates:	130
#27	Venezuela:	129
#28	Burkina Faso:	128
#29	Mali:	127
#30	Solomon Islands:	126
#31	Turkey:	125
#32	Mauritania:	124
#33	Ukraine:	123
#34	Sierra Leone:	122
#35	Benin:	121
#36	Malawi:	120
#37	Uzbekistan:	119
#38	India:	118
#39	Papua New Guinea:	117
#40	Indonesia:	116
#41	Mozambique:	115
#42	Paraguay:	114
#43	Kiribati:	113
#44	Côte d'Ivoire:	112
#45	Kenya:	111
#46	Samoa:	110
#47	Macedonia, Republic of:	109
#48	Vanuatu:	108
#49	Togo:	107
#50	Egypt:	106
#51	Burundi:	105
#52	Guyana:	104
#53	Mongolia:	103
#54	Romania:	102
#55	Czech Republic:	101
#56	Maldives:	100
#57	Costa Rica:	99
#58	Lebanon:	98
#59	Senegal:	97
#60	Congo, Republic of the:	96
#61	Vietnam:	95
#62	Iran:	94
#63	Kyrgyzstan:	93
#64	Kazakhstan:	92
#65	Zambia:	91
#66	Serbia and Montenegro:	90
#67	Fiji:	89
#68	Ecuador:	88
#69	Georgia:	87
#70	Guatemala:	86
#71	Belarus:	85
#72	Honduras:	84
#73	Tanzania:	83
#74	Chile:	82
#75	Guinea:	81
#76	Cameroon:	80
#77	Ghana:	79
#78	Nepal:	78
#79	Bangladesh:	77
#80	Oman:	76
#81	Tonga:	75
#82	Panama:	74
#83	Albania:	73
#84	Moldova:	72
#85	Russia:	71
#86	Jordan:	70
#87	Slovenia:	69
#88	Yemen:	68
#89	Saudi Arabia:	67
#90	Croatia:	66
#91	Syria:	65
#92	El Salvador:	64
#93	Uruguay:	63
#94	Mauritius:	62
#95	Nigeria:	61
#96	Peru:	60
#97	China:	59
#98	Bosnia and Herzegovina:	58
#99	Azerbaijan:	57
#100	Bulgaria:	56
#101	Nicaragua:	55
#102	Sri Lanka:	54
#103	South Africa:	53
#104	Argentina:	52
#105	Morocco:	51
#106	Hungary:	50
#107	Lesotho:	49
#108	Ethiopia:	48
#109	Bolivia:	47
#110	Algeria:	46
#111	Kuwait:	45
#112	Slovakia:	44
#113	Malaysia:	43
#114	Estonia:	42
#115	Uganda:	41
#116	Italy:	40
#117	Armenia:	39
#118	Israel:	38
#119	Thailand:	37
#120	Pakistan:	36
#121	Namibia:	35
#122	Greece:	34
#123	Switzerland:	33
#124	France:	32
#125	Tunisia:	31
#126	Germany:	30
#127	Lithuania:	29
#128	Botswana:	28
#129	Colombia:	27
#130	Puerto Rico:	26
#131	Denmark:	25
#132	Jamaica:	24
#133	Poland:	23
#134	Mexico:	22
#135	New Zealand:	21
#136	Austria:	20
#137	Portugal:	19
#138	Sweden:	18
#139	United States:	17
#140	Spain:	16
#141	Australia:	15
#142	Hong Kong:	14
#143	Korea, South:	13
#144	Iceland:	12
#145	Latvia:	11
#146	United Kingdom:	10
#147	Belgium:	9
#148	Netherlands:	8
#149	Ireland:	7
#150	Finland:	6
#151	Taiwan:	5
#152	Canada:	4
#153	Norway:	3
#154	Singapore:	2
#155	Japan:	1
	Weighted average:	78.0

DEFINITION: Doing Business studies the time and cost of bankruptcy proceedings involving domestic entities. The data are derived from survey responses by local law firms. Answers are provided by a senior partner at each firm in cooperation with 1 or 2 junior associates. 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.

SOURCE: Doing Business, Economy Rankings, 2005.

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