Name of the selected municipality: LA LIBERTAD - South region "Comalapa" |
This section provides information on a selected municipality’s performance on the MCI. Results on each sub-index are presented in star graphs. Additionally scores for each sub-index are shown in comparison to the scores of other municipalities in its region in bar charts. Finally, the value, min, max, and median for the indicators within each sub-index are presented to provide more information on the local regulatory environment. Please go to the Reporting Tool section of the Web site to customize the results you wish to view by selecting municipalities and sub-index scores of your choice. |
The MCI sub-indices |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
MCI | 7.32 | 4.48 | 7.93 | |
Transparency | 6.36 | 3.69 | 7.97 | |
Municipal Services | 6.39 | 1.44 | 9.50 | |
Proactivity | 8.31 | 3.04 | 8.31 | |
Informal payments | 9.5 | 4.66 | 10.00 | |
Public safety | 6.57 | 3.66 | 8.87 | |
Time to compliance | 6.15 | 2.99 | 6.94 | |
Rates and Taxes | 5.79 | 2.07 | 7.53 | |
Entry costs | 8.94 | 6.00 | 9.54 | |
Municipal regulations | 8.74 | 3.70 | 10.00 |
Regional comparisons |
MCI | Transparency |
Municipal Services | Proactivity |
Informal payments | Public safety |
Time to compliance | Rates and Taxes |
Entry costs | Municipal regulations |
Indicators used in sub-indices |
Transparency |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses not affected by municipal support to informal sector | 81.95 | 39.39 | 88.56 | 100.00 |
% Businesses think municipality does not favor businesses owned by people belonging to the mayor's party | 67.01 | 35.08 | 73.09 | 99.55 |
% Businesses think municipality does not favor large businesses and does not discriminate against small businesses | 79.91 | 57.21 | 84.44 | 100.00 |
% Businesses knowing about the existence of processes for filing complaints or making recommendations | 53.62 | 2.27 | 42.05 | 78.86 |
% Businesses knowing about the existence of processes for informing citizens about local issues | 67.01 | 15.32 | 48.48 | 88.55 |
% Businesses perceiving that municipal policies are applied in a consistent manner | 62.4 | 3.32 | 51.79 | 88.64 |
% Businesses perceiving that relationships are important for gaining access to documents and/or obtaining permits/licenses | 34.03 | 16.49 | 43.75 | 94.16 |
% Businesses gaining easy access to local documents | 72.79 | 0.00 | 79.17 | 100.00 |
% Businesses perceiving that changes to rates/taxes and regulations are predictable | 56.7 | 34.57 | 77.48 | 100.00 |
% Businesses perceiving municipal tenders as transparent | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.52 |
Municipal Services |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at promoting tourism | 79.91 | 0.00 | 13.43 | 85.23 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at promoting business opportunities | 45.88 | 0.00 | 9.19 | 64.95 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at promoting and supporting local business associations | 32.99 | 0.00 | 5.27 | 57.29 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at providing services to attract investors and clients | 31.45 | 0.00 | 3.23 | 53.59 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at providing services to facilitate access to credit by local business | 17.01 | 0.00 | 4.29 | 45.69 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at export promotion | 11.86 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 32.38 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at controlling informal commerce | 40.72 | 0.97 | 24.62 | 84.45 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at doing public works during 2007-2008 | 59.28 | 0.40 | 30.92 | 92.10 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at providing facilities for administrative procedures | 57.74 | 0.82 | 29.64 | 80.50 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at providing facilities for tax payments | 65.47 | 11.19 | 45.04 | 89.29 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at crime prevention and control | 26.29 | 0.00 | 18.20 | 88.40 |
% Businesses qualifying municipality as good at developing labor and entrepreneurship programs | 43.3 | 0.00 | 12.54 | 52.94 |
Proactivity |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses perceiving that not all private-sector related policies come from the central government | 74.75 | 24.17 | 71.50 | 95.13 |
% Businesses perceiving that municipality works actively to solve business problems | 70.09 | 11.48 | 47.82 | 92.34 |
% Businesses perceiving that municipality has good initiatives, but these are blocked by central government | 58.24 | 0.00 | 21.78 | 58.24 |
Informal payments |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses feeling informal payments are a common occurrence | 0 | 0.00 | 13.43 | 39.15 |
% Businesses think informal payments do help in gaining access to municipal documents or in obtaining permits/licenses | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 94.06 |
% Businesses feeling tenders are fair | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.52 |
% Businesses perceiving extra tax payments are a common occurrence in the municipality | 2.58 | 0.00 | 5.05 | 24.03 |
% Businesses have made extra payments to fix municipal tax problems | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.23 |
Public safety |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses saying that crime was higher in 2008 compared to 2007 | 29.91 | 0.00 | 25.31 | 76.78 |
% Businesses perceiving that crime has increased due to bad municipality work | 7.74 | 0.00 | 6.76 | 44.21 |
% Businesses perceiving that crime has decreased due to good municipality work | 4.12 | 0.00 | 6.22 | 44.63 |
Municipal spending on public safety per capita (US$) | 3.5 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 5.00 |
% Businesses victimized during 2008-robbery or theft | 10.27 | 0.00 | 16.28 | 44.21 |
% Businesses perceiving that local crime is higher than in neighboring municipalities | 41.76 | 0.87 | 27.41 | 63.20 |
Cost of crime to businesses per US$1,000 sale increase in 2008 | 66.91 | 0.00 | 36.74 | 1012.84 |
% Businesses victimized during 2008-extortion or kidnapping | 11.86 | 0.00 | 4.41 | 37.54 |
Time to compliance |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses inspected in 2008 | 38.64 | 2.23 | 20.32 | 61.91 |
Number of inspections per 100 businesses | 107.74 | 0.45 | 26.20 | 164.25 |
% Businesses feeling the number of inspections is above normal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 54.56 |
% Businesses feeling municipal inspectors act fairly | 38.64 | 2.23 | 19.47 | 61.26 |
% Businesses feeling the municipality adequately ensures compliance | 29.91 | 0.00 | 12.86 | 52.91 |
Rates and Taxes |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses feeling that local taxes are higher than in neighboring municipalities | 12.9 | 0.00 | 19.12 | 61.69 |
Number of incentives per 100 businesses | 0 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 8.89 |
Municipality offers tax advantages | 0.91 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.98 |
Tax revenue standardized by municipal services | -2.31 | -51.75 | -6.05 | 53.56 |
Entry costs |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
Effective wait for business premises (days) | 42.38 | 7.09 | 59.05 | 668.65 |
Length of wait for other business-related permits (days) | 39.54 | 6.68 | 69.37 | 648.61 |
% Businesses waiting over ONE month to obtain permits to start operations | 6.51 | 0.02 | 6.31 | 71.90 |
% Businesses waiting over THREE months to obtain permits to start operations | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.45 | 30.96 |
% Businesses having problems with obtaining permits/licenses to start operations | 6.51 | 0.03 | 17.68 | 70.10 |
% Businesses finding it difficult to obtain information on necessary procedures/documents | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 29.98 |
Total number of documents required to obtain permit for operations | 6 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 |
Time to issue permits to operate (days) | 6 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 40.00 |
Municipal regulations |
Municipal Values of LA LIBERTAD 2009 | General Subindicators | |||
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Indicator | Value | Min | Median | Max |
% Businesses that feel the number of municipal regulations increased during 2008 | 6.7 | 0.00 | 6.51 | 42.31 |
% Businesses that feel the number of municipal regulations is above normal, compared to neighboring municipalities | 2.58 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 21.15 |
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