Grenada

Ease of Doing Business in

Grenada

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Grenada. 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 104,342
GNI Per Capita (US$) 5,560.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
73 68 down -5
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 60 51 up -9
Dealing with Construction Permits 11 11 No change
Getting Electricity 39 38 up -1
Registering Property 154 151 up -3
Getting Credit 98 96 up -2
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 91 84 up -7
Trading Across Borders 40 41 up 1
Enforcing Contracts 162 162 No change
Resolving Insolvency 119 118 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 60 DB 2011 Rank 51 Change in Rank down-9
Indicator Grenada 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)
6 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)
15 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)
25.1 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 and reserve company name 3 days XCD 10
2 Prepare and notarize company statutes 2 days XCD 2500
3 Register with Supreme Court Registry and receive company certificate; register with Internal Revenue Department and National Insurance Scheme 5 days XCD 1200
4 Register for taxes 2 days no charge
5 Register for social security 1 day no charge
* 6 Make company seal 2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) XCD 75
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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