Dominican Republic

Ease of Doing Business in

Dominican Republic

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Dominican Republic. 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 10,225,482
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,860.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
108 105 down -3
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 140 138 up -2
Dealing with Construction Permits 105 98 up -7
Getting Electricity 123 124 up 1
Registering Property 105 107 up 2
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 65 60 up -5
Paying Taxes 94 82 up -12
Trading Across Borders 45 39 up -6
Enforcing Contracts 83 83 No change
Resolving Insolvency 154 153 up -1

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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 140 DB 2011 Rank 138 Change in Rank down-2
Indicator Dominican Republic 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)
7 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)
19 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)
18.2 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)
55.7 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check company name and purchase it on-line 1 day DOP 4747
2 Arrange for the publication of the company name in the monthly publication of the National Office of Industrial Property (Oficina Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial) 10 days DOP 971
* 3 Payment of Incorporation tax 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) 1% of the capital
4 Register the company in the Chamber of Commerce and obtain the identification number (RNC) on-line 5 days DOP 8,800
5 File for the National Taxpayers Registry at the Internal Revenue Service (DGII) and apply for fiscal receipts. 2 days no charge
* 6 Register local employees with the Department of Labor 2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) DOP 250
* 7 Register employees at the main social security office (Consejo Nacional de Seguridad Social, CNSS) 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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