Economy Profile: Haiti Doing Business 2014
- Haiti ranks 177 out of 189 economies in the ease of doing business.
- Starting a business in Haiti requires 12 procedures, takes 97 days, and costs 264.8% of income per capita.
- Dealing with construction permits requires 9 procedures, takes 1129 days, and costs 627.1% of income per capita.
- Getting electricity requires 4 procedures, takes 60 days, and costs 3800.1% of income per capita.
- Registering property requires 5 procedures, takes 312 days, and costs 7.2% of the property value.
The Doing Business report sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 11 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency and employing workers. This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Haiti and provides data for other selected economies for comparison. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2013 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January – December 2012).
How to cite
World Bank; International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2013, Economy Profile: Haiti Doing Business 2014, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/wb-2013-economy-profile-haiti-doing