Dominica

Ease of Doing Business in

Dominica

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Dominica. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 74,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,960.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
65 64 down -1
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 48 39 up -9
Dealing with Construction Permits 18 18 No change
Getting Electricity 65 66 up 1
Registering Property 116 113 up -3
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 73 68 up -5
Trading Across Borders 88 90 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 167 167 No change
Resolving Insolvency 98 101 up 3

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 48 DB 2011 Rank 39 Change in Rank down-9
Indicator Dominica Latin America & Caribbean OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
5 9 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
14 54 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
21.8 37.3 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search for a company name and reserve the proposed name 2 days XCD 25
2 Lawyer verifies affidavit 2 days XCD 2125
3 Registration with the Commercial Registry 2 days XCD 750 (registration fee) + XCD 5 (postage stamp)
4 Apply for tax payer identification number (Register the company for tax) 7 days no charge
5 Register as employer with social security institute 1 day no charge

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