Private Sector in Benin 212 indicators covering private sector for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Getting credit (DB05-14 methodology) - Score 37.5 2013 up 100.0% 139th Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) 0 DB05-14 methodology 2013 — 122nd Getting credit: Depth of credit information index (0-6) (DB05-14) 0 2013 — 122nd Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) (DB05-14) 60 2013 up 100.0% 76th Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-10) 6 DB05-14 methodology 2013 up 100.0% 76th Getting electricity (DB10-15 methodology) - Score 45.12 2014 up 35.8% 172nd Global: Ease of doing business score 46.39 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — 165th Number of female sole proprietors 18,449 2024 up 1,235.0% 22nd Share of female sole proprietors 39.9% 2024 up 50.1% 27th Number of male sole proprietors 27,760 2024 up 628.2% 26th Share of male sole proprietors 60.1% 2024 down 18.1% 52nd Number of female directors 877 2020 up 238.6% 49th Share of female directors 21.7% 2020 up 16.0% 43rd Number of male directors 3,157 2020 up 181.1% 52nd Share of male directors 78.3% 2020 down 3.7% 29th Number of female business owners 1,206 2022 up 340.1% 49th Share of female business owners 21.7% 2022 up 19.7% 46th Number of male business owners 4,354 2022 up 251.7% 46th Share of male business owners 78.3% 2022 down 4.4% 27th Minimum capital for starting a business 264.5% 2012 down 24.9% 12th Enforcing contracts, cost 64.7% 2012 unchanged 10th Getting credit, legal rights index 6 2012 up 100.0% 15th Cost of registering property 11.8% 2012 down 2.5% 15th Closing a business, cost 22.0% 2012 up 46.7% 13th Closing a business, time 4 years 2012 unchanged 13th Closing a business, recovery rate 20.2 cents on the dollar 2012 up 274.1% 26th Protecting investors, director liability index 1 2012 unchanged 32nd Protecting investors, investor protection index 3.3 2012 unchanged 39th Protecting investors, shareholder suits index 3 2012 unchanged 40th Dealing with construction permits, cost 167.4% 2012 up 5.3% 35th Dealing with construction, procedures 11 number 2012 down 8.3% 44th Time required to deal with construction permits 282 days 2012 down 26.6% 8th ← Previous Page 4 of 4