Ease of doing business (rank)
Starting a business (rank)
Starting a business - Cost (% of income per capita)
Starting a business – Minimum capital (% of income per capita)
Dealing with construction permits (rank)
Dealing with construction permits – Cost (% of income per capita)
Dealing with construction permits – Procedures (number)
Dealing with construction permits – Time (days)
Registering property (rank)
Protecting Investors (rank)
Getting credit (rank)
Trading across borders (rank)
Enforcing contracts (rank)
Enforcing Contracts – Cost (as % of claim)
Resolving insolvency (rank)
Source: World Bank Doing Business 2014 (RANK: Best = 1; Worst = 189)
In 2014, Spain made starting a business easier by eliminating the requirement to obtain a municipal license before starting operations and by improving the efficiency of the commercial registry.
In 2013, Spain reduced the time to import by further expanding the use of electronic submission of customs declarations and improving the sharing of information among customs and other agencies.
In 2013, Spain strengthened its insolvency process by making workouts easier, offering more protections for refinancing agreements, allowing conversion from reorganization into liquidation at any time, allowing reliefs of the stay under certain circumstances and permitting the judge to determine whether an asset of the insolvent company is necessary for its continued operation.
Spain was greatly affected by the financial crisis, so authorities moved to implement broad-ranging reforms. Trading across borders was made simpler and the bankruptcy law was amended. Another highlight for Spain has been excepting taxes for small and medium-sized enterprises from taxes. Labor legislation was also changed to restricting contracts for 12 months.