Haiti Doing Business 2017: Economy Profile
Summary — This report provides a profile of Haiti's business environment based on the Doing Business 2017 indicators. It benchmarks Haiti against other economies in areas such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, and paying taxes.
Key Findings
- Haiti ranks 181 out of 190 economies in the ease of doing business.
- Starting a business in Haiti requires 12 procedures and 97 days.
- Getting electricity in Haiti costs 3708.5% of income per capita.
- Registering property in Haiti takes 312 days.
Full Description
The Doing Business 2017 report examines the ease of doing business in Haiti by analyzing regulations that affect small and medium-sized domestic firms throughout their life cycle. The report covers 11 areas of business regulation, including starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation. The report presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies. It also identifies reforms that have worked and analyzes their relationship with economic outcomes.