Marshall Islands

Ease of Doing Business in

Marshall Islands

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the Marshall Islands. 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.

Economy Overview

Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 54,816
GNI Per Capita (US$) 3,910
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
101 103 down 2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
53.9 53.9 0.0
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 48 49 up 1
Dealing with Construction Permits 4 4 No change
Getting Electricity 73 74 up 1
Registering Property 185 185 No change
Getting Credit 83 80 up -3
Protecting Investors 158 155 up -3
Paying Taxes 92 91 up -1
Trading Across Borders 65 65 No change
Enforcing Contracts 66 63 up -3
Resolving Insolvency 140 138 up -2

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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 48 DB 2012 Rank 49 Change in Rank up1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 87.9 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 87.4 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.5
YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 6.1794,050
Indicator Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific 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 7 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)
17 36 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)
13.6 22.4 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.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 13.4 13.3
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Check the uniqueness of the proposed company name 1 day USD 100
2 Have company charters and documents notarized 1-2 days USD 10
3 Register the company with the Registrar of Corporations 5 days USD 250
4 Obtain the employer identification number at the Marshall Islands Social Security Administration 2 days USD 20
5 Apply for a business license from the relevant licensing authority 7 days USD 150, depending on numbers and types of licenses

** 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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