Haiti

Ease of Doing Business in

Haiti

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for Haiti. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Low income
Population 10,123,787
GNI Per Capita (US$) 700
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
174 173 down -1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
40.6 40.2 down 0.4
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 183 182 up -1
Dealing with Construction Permits 136 136 No change
Getting Electricity 71 73 up 2
Registering Property 130 130 No change
Getting Credit 159 158 up -1
Protecting Investors 169 167 up -2
Paying Taxes 123 116 up -7
Trading Across Borders 149 146 up -3
Enforcing Contracts 97 95 up -2
Resolving Insolvency 160 165 up 5

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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 2013 Rank 183 DB 2012 Rank 182 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 32.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 32.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.1
Indicator Haiti 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).

View methodology Procedures (number)
12 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.

View methodology Time (days)
105 53 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.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
286.6 33.7 4.5

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.

View methodology Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
21.0 3.7 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Deposit the legally required initial capital in the National Bank and obtain deposit evidence 1 day no charge
2 Prepare of company statutes ( Articles and Memorundum of Association) 10 days HTG 25000 - 35000
3 Notarize the company deeds and articles of association 15 days HTG 15000 - 25000 notary fees
4 Pay the registration fee at the Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) 1 day HTG 250 (frais de dossier) + HTG 25 (vignette bleue)
5 Registration with the Commercial Registry at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and obtain the authorization of operations (Droit de fonctionnement) 2-3 weeks for registration and 60 days for publication HTG 1500 for registration + HTG 20000 for publication in Le Moniteur (10-25 pages)
* 6 Obtain the Tax ID number (numero d’identification fiscale -NIF) from the Tax authorities (DGI), pay fees, and obtain certificate of patente 15 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) HTG 50 (tax ID card) + 2% of initial capital + 0.3% per share + HTG 102 (droit de fonctionnement) + HTG 5 (taxe carte d’identite professionelle)
7 Obtain the “Carte d’Identite Professionelle” from the Ministry of Commerce 15-20 days HTG 300-500
8 Obtain special commercial books 2 days HTG 5000
9 Legalize the commercial books 7 days HTG 1000
10 Notification to the Labor Ministry about hiring 1 day no charge
11 Register for social security (OFATMA) 1 day no charge
12 Register for Retirement Insurance Office (ONA) 1 day no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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